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Panel on SME decarbonisation

As conflict in the Middle East drives energy prices up, Singapore's smaller firms should adopt technologies that lower their electricity use and emissions – and make use of a grant to pay for them, a minister has said.

13 May 2026

Taiwan pledged deeper cooperation to tackle microplastic pollution, outlining a “land-sea” strategy

Government expands monitoring, waste reduction and recycling efforts as officials warn pollution has become a global and cross-border threat.

Kalimantan forest

As national systems rapidly expand in the region, the challenge and opportunity is to align them into an interoperable network that can unlock efficient, trusted, and scalable global climate finance.

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Hydrotreated vegetable oil, derived entirely from waste-based feedstock, successfully substituted diesel in a pilot project at BDC’s data centre campuses. The biofuel met all performance and emissions targets.

12 May 2026

Farmers havest rice in Cambodia

Reef and orange fish in Okinawa sea

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11 May 2026

The Transmutation Principle team in Singapore.

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Mangroves in Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

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10 May 2026

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8 May 2026

Marcos Jr at Asean

Sustainability-themed mutual funds outperformed non-ESG peers and the KOSPI over one- and three-year periods

7 May 2026

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South Korea’s state-run power generators have been unable to provide long-term financial forecasts for their coal-fired power assets

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