Community Community British envoy aims to be first person to run the entire length of Brunei’s coastline Runners on the Brunei-UK Beach Run will cover 130km of coastline in a bid awareness on the impact of climate change November 21, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Running from one end of the country to the other might seem like a slightly madcap scheme. But Britain’s…
News World News World Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns Climate report says 1.8 billion people will be directly affected by sea level rise in 2050 September 26, 2019 MONACO (AFP) – Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday…
News World News World Millions protest in youth-led global climate strike From Sydney to Sao Paulo, masses march for action on climate change ahead of UN summit September 21, 2019 NEW YORK (AFP) – Masses of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was “only the…
News World News World Draft UN report warns of rising seas, storm surges, melting permafrost Uncurbed emissions will lead to rising seas, decline in fish stocks, more damage caused by superstorms September 2, 2019 PARIS (AFP) – The same oceans that nourished human evolution are poised to unleash misery on a global scale unless the carbon pollution…
News National News National MEMI aims to reach 10% electric car usage before 2035 Gov't eyes pilot project to introduce electric vehicles to Brunei August 15, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry (MEMI) wants to be more aggressive in promoting electric vehicles in Brunei,…
News ASEAN News ASEAN Vulnerable to climate change, ASEAN needs more investment into green infrastructure Asian Development Bank says ASEAN needs to "reorient spending" to more sustainable projects, as extreme weather poses threat to region’s development July 17, 2019 MANILA – Over the next five years, ASEAN will need US$157 billion in annual infrastructure investment, but projects need to be “climate-proofed” to…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Gov’t to revive National Council on Climate Change The council will oversee Brunei's commitments under the Paris Agreement March 20, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government on Tuesday announced it will be reviving the National Council on Climate Change (BNCCC) to align with…
News World News World UN Chief: No room for climate delay, act now The cost of climate-related disasters in 2017 topped US$500 billion, but it's not too late to combat climate change November 22, 2018 The world is not moving fast enough to curb global warming and needs immediate action to address the issue, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…