Eco-Business

High awareness among young Singaporeans fails to translate into everyday green behaviours, with cost a key barrier. The generation known for fuelling fast fashion is less likely than older groups to feel responsible for reducing environmental harm.

In Climate UX's study of Singapore's websites, small-to-medium sized businesses had the greenest digital presence, as they were most likely to use cloud services by big providers that procure clean energy.

Big finance, media and government websites are the least climate friendly, SME sites the most. B Corp sites perform better than the average, but many still rely on fossil-powered hosting, revealing a digital sustainability credibility gap.

The economic toll of digital blackouts hit US$20 billion last year. Citizens are adapting with new tech to skirt government controls.

This is equivalent to adding two million cars to the road, according to analysis by RimbaWatch. The environmental non-profit is calling on the government to reject applications for new data centres that are not fully renewables-powered.

Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Oleh Marissa Carruthers

Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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