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Singapore urges SMEs to adopt climate solutions to curb rising electricity bills
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.
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.
Carbon & Climate
Philippines, Singapore tighten carbon credit ties, but deal lacks full Article 6 rulebook, say observers
The Philippines signed its first legal framework for trading carbon credits. Experts caution that key rules for measuring and approving emission cuts are still missing.
The country's environment ministry tells Okinawa Electric new gas plant must reduce overall emissions, warning project near coral and seagrass ecosystems could face curbs if it fails to align with climate goals.
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Japan firms least confident on net zero among G7, BSI survey shows
Food & Agriculture
The relaxation of China’s straw burning ban
22 April 2026
Carbon & Climate
Asian countries step up Earth Day push as climate pressures mount
17 April 2026
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