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Real estate firms operating mainly in the region account for most of the companies analysed by MSCI with more than 5 per cent of revenue at risk from heat-related productivity losses.

28 Oct 2026

METI minister Tan See Leng also unveiled plans to triple battery storage, a S$75 million fund for cleaner power generation, approval for a 1.3GW renewable import project to Sembcorp and a deal to store Saudi crude oil in Singapore's underground caverns.

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Alishan, a mountain region in central Taiwan, is famous for producing the prized high-mountain tea, but its tea production has declined in recent years.

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The revised renewable energy certificate standard will bolster trust in corporate sustainability reporting as the city-state expands electricity imports and solar generation, Minister of State for Energy, Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang said at the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES).

27 October 2026

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26 October 2026

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25 October 2026

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Nature can’t wait

22 October 2026

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