Creator
Charlie McDonald-Gibson
Hip hotels fuel design innovation in Thailand
Duangrit Bunnag scans the murky white high-rises that sketch Bangkok’s haphazard skyline, despairing of the drab view from his architecture firm’s clean and minimalist office. He…
Green hotels reach out to eco-conscious travellers
As climate-change guilt among tourists grows, hotels and resorts are finding they need to do more to please the green consumer than simply ask them to re-use their towels.…
World grapples with aviation’s climate-change footprint
Air travel is booming as the world’s population grows and fares fall, but its impact on the Earth’s sensitive climate must be taken into account in any new global-warming pact,…
US no longer wields whip at climate talks
The United States has been a mover and shaker in climate change talks for over a decade, but delegates at the Bali summit say US clout is on the wane as countries look beyond the…