Thailand has been ranked first in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the latest Sustainable Development Report. According to a deputy government spokeswoman, Thipanan Sirichana, Thailand scored 74.13% in the assessment of its progress towards achieving the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a set of 17 goals established by the

From July 1, 2022, India banned the following single use plastic items: ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice- cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration, plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives; straws, trays, wrapping or packing film around sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets,

Large rolls of single use plastic bags, often used only once to store fruits and vegetables, or to pack meat – then thrown in the trash soon after – are being phased out in California. Under a bill signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom late last week, California would become the first state in

Bill Gates says only innovation can help solve the climate crisis He said that getting people to stop eating meat or want a nice house would fundamentally change people’s desires, which would be too difficult. He told Bloomberg Zero that it is “unrealistic” to expect people to completely change the way they live their lives.

Scientists at Lund University in Sweden, have developed a method to recycle cotton into sugar, which can be turned into valuable products including: spandex, nylon and ethanol. It is estimated that around 25 million tons of cotton are discarded around the world each year. In Sweden, most of the material is fed directly to the