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Singapore's first e-commerce marketplace for energy powers upThe choice to power businesses with clean energy is just a few clicks away with the launch of Singapore's first e-commerce site for energy, Electrify.sg. -
Powering ahead to solve Southeast Asia’s energy challengesSoutheast Asia wants to shift to a clean energy system, but high energy demand and cost pressures could slow progress. The upcoming Asia Power Week brings together industry and policy leaders to discuss solutions to these issues.
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Can Asia truly go coal-free?A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that Asia's investment in coal is falling while interest in renewables is growing. But can Southeast Asia, home to the world's largest coal exporter, truly go coal-free? -
Aquaculture is main driver of mangrove lossesCoastal communities in South East Asia rely on mangroves for their livelihood and protection against sea-level rise, but the region is also home to mangroves' worst enemy: Aquaculture.
Opinion
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Can tourism alleviate global poverty?– International tourism may be booming but the benefits don't always reach the local populations due to leakage. Griffith University's Susanne Becken explains what leakage is and how to turn the situation around. -
Finally, real action from big banks on deforestation– Major banks are slowly but surely ruling out financing companies clearing forests for profit. Could this be the turning point in the fight to save Southeast Asia’s remaining forests, asks Mighty's campaign director Deborah Lapidus. -
Why the Singapore Packaging Agreement has no teeth– The new mandatory reporting of packaging data is a good start, but the Singapore Packaging Agreement could afford to go further as it enters its second decade, writes Ashwin Subramaniam from Gone Adventurin.
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