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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
‘Cool leaders’, a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UNDP warns
UNDP launches new Crisis Action Agenda calling for development investment from day one to help people recover faster …
PacificLight
PacificLight breaks ground on Singapore’s first gas-fired plant with integrated battery storage
S$1.2 billion, 670MW hydrogen-ready facility on Jurong Island will be the country’s largest and most efficient single generating …
Singapore International Energy Week
Connecting energy systems, powering tomorrow: SIEW 2026 registration now open
Registration is now open for the 19th Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), taking place from 26 to 30 …
All Cities Press Releases
29 September 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15: UN
23 September 2026
16 September 2026
Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA)
SSFA releases ‘From ambition to bankability: commercial and legal foundations for the Asean Power Grid’ paper on bankability of cross-border electricity export corridors
11 September 2026
10 September 2026
9 September 2026
7 September 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
AI network raises new demands for digital infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific
3 September 2026
2 September 2026
31 August 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to visit Indonesia
20 August 2026
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