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Opinion / Cities

5 ways civil society organisations can help advance the SDGs

...1. Innovative, sustainable solutions to address poverty SDG no. 1 aims to “end poverty in all its forms, everywhere.” Poverty should not be viewed merely as the lack of income and resources, but rathe...

27 Sep 2018

5 ways civil society organisations can help advance the SDGs

cooling off by Qianhai Lake in Beijing's Shichahai

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Climate change will increase deaths by suicide

...1 per cent in Mexico when the average monthly temperatures rose by 1 C. The researchers calculated that if global temperatures continue to rise at these rates, between now and 2050 there could be 9,00...

7 Sep 2018

Climate change will increase deaths by suicide

News / Carbon & Climate

How can the fashion business make recycled garments sexy?

...1 shoe in 2017, Huang not only incorporated recycled materials into the EVA foam midsole and used Nike’s proprietary Flyknit technology—which is more environmentally sustainable than traditional sport...

30 Jul 2019

How can the fashion business make recycled garments sexy?

News / Energy

Spoilt for choice, will Singaporeans switch to green power?

...10 per cent of Sunseap Energy's customers—another retailer providing green electricity sourced from solar energy—from the pilot phase also opted for 100 per cent clean energy, Laurence Kwan, director ...

3 Nov 2018

Spoilt for choice, will Singaporeans switch to green power?

News / Carbon & Climate

World is halfway through its hottest decade

...10 per cent chance of at least one year between 2019 and 2023 temporarily exceeding 1.5°C.” Global temperatures in 2018 were around 0.91°C above the long-term average. This would make 2018 the fourth ...

15 Feb 2019

World is halfway through its hottest decade

A woman harvesting mung beans in Cambodia

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Yes, humans are depleting Earth's resources, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell the full story

...1.7 hectares per person. Therefore, it would take (4.7/ 1.7 =) 2.8 Earths if everyone lived like the French. France’s Overshoot Day would be estimated as (365 x (1.7/ 4.7)) = 130, or the 130th day of ...

31 Jul 2018

Yes, humans are depleting Earth's resources, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell the full story

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Not just CO2: How is China curbing other polluting greenhouse gases?

...1 per cent and nitrous oxide emissions by 7-11 per cent by 2030 compared to 2014 levels. China should also commit to take early actions to emit fewer HFCs cumulatively than the limit required under th...

10 Sep 2019

Not just CO2: How is China curbing other polluting greenhouse gases?

Research / Eco-Business

Power Trip: Southeast Asia's journey to a low carbon economy

...11 per cent off the region’s GDP by the end of the century if left unchecked. In response to these challenges, Southeast Asian countries are beginning to transform the way energy is produced an...

31 Oct 2018

Power Trip: Southeast Asia's journey to a low carbon economy

Press Releases / Rabobank Singapore

Rabobank wins at the Winsemius 2019 Awards Singapore

...1961 to 1984 and played a major role in the formulation of Singapore’s national economic development strategy. Their friendship symbolises the very close ties between Singapore and The Netherlan...

4 Jun 2019

Rabobank wins at the Winsemius 2019 Awards Singapore

News / Carbon & Climate

China’s cities face sobering cooling costs

...14 and 2016, and then tested their findings against various projections of global climate change in this century. Residential power demand makes up only about a quarter of the total for the Shanghai m...

3 Jan 2019

China’s cities face sobering cooling costs

News / Food & Agriculture

Bangladesh saves its favourite fish

...199,000 tonnes five seasons ago, Department of Fisheries (DoF) statistics show. The figure steadily increased in the following years to stand at 496,000 tonnes in the 2016-17 fiscal year. Following Ba...

28 Nov 2018

Bangladesh saves its favourite fish

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

5 reasons why China is the world's sustainable development superpower

...15 years ago, evidence of business activity impacting the environment and society was already gaining prominence. What were deemed as quality control problems and shoddy health and safety practices ba...

29 May 2019

5 reasons why China is the world's sustainable development superpower

Videos / Waste

With 'unforgettable' bag, Malaysian shoppers paid to cut plastic waste

...11 Tesco stores in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and the southern state of Johor on Tuesday in an effort to shift away from single-use plastic bags and reduce waste. Azliza Baizura Azmel, a director...

3 Apr 2018

With 'unforgettable' bag, Malaysian shoppers paid to cut plastic waste

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Why Asian hospitals need to shrink their carbon footprint

...18 Lancet Countdown Report, there were 18 million more heatwaves exposure events affecting vulnerable people in 2017 than in 2016, and an additional 1 billion more each year are expected to be affecte...

2 Apr 2019

Why Asian hospitals need to shrink their carbon footprint

News / Policy & Finance

Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’

...18 World Employment and Social Outlook report, the ILO says that, by 2030, 18 million new jobs will result from taking the steps necessary to keep the increase in global temperatures to below 2 degree...

29 Apr 2019

Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’

News / Carbon & Climate

IEA: Renewables should overtake coal 'within five years' to secure 1.5C goal

...120 exajoules (EJ) of remaining fossil fuel use in 2050, roughly one-third lower than the 184EJ median for IPCC no- or low-overshoot 1.5C scenarios. In contrast, the Shell “Sky 1.5C” scenario has 115E...

19 May 2021

IEA: Renewables should overtake coal 'within five years' to secure 1.5C goal

Opinion / Policy & Finance

High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore

...1950 to 26 per cent in 1983. It's back up to 52 per cent today and a key reason is its 23-year old programme of payment for environmental services, promoting conservation. This Costa Rican program can...

28 Aug 2019

High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Building Earthpreneurs: 4 lessons for youths changing the status quo

...100 billion leather industry. When Team 7 unexpectedly sold 4,000 t-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles in less than a week, fintech expert Louis Wouters from Team 1 was more than happy to sit w...

28 Sep 2018

Building Earthpreneurs: 4 lessons for youths changing the status quo

News / Energy

Gusty growth: Vietnam's remarkable wind energy story

...130 GW of electricity by 2030, up from 47,900 MW as of September 2018. This will require an estimated US$150 billion in investment. With local banks lacking sufficient liquidity to finance wind turbin...

19 Nov 2019

Gusty growth: Vietnam's remarkable wind energy story

News / Carbon & Climate

Small global warming cuts offer huge savings

...195 nations who agreed in Paris in 2015 to contain global warming to “well below” 2°C by the end of the century kept their promise—and global temperatures have already crept up 1°C in the last century...

5 Jun 2018

Small global warming cuts offer huge savings

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