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National science agency rolls out “e-Nose” devices to guide targeted enforcement and air-quality policy.
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.
Carbon & Climate
Asian state-owned companies dominate global carbon emissions: study
Chinese and Indian coal and oil firms accounted for nearly one-third of global fossil fuel emissions in 2024, according to data from InfluenceMap. More than half of major Asian producers increased emissions that year, driven mainly by coal.
Policy & Finance
Taiwan to classify extreme heat as a natural disaster, joining regional push to tackle soaring temperatures
Under proposed amendments to the Meteorological Act, the island’s Central Weather Administration aims to legally recognise extreme heat as a form of disaster weather amid growing climate risks.
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