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Research / Eco-Business

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

...renewable energy and storage, clean energy public transport systems and energy efficient technologies and innovations. The top three drivers in the transition to a low carbon economy were business le...

31 Oct 2018

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

Press Releases / CDL and DBS

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

...renewable energy. This amount includes green loans, ESG-linked loans and renewable projects financing. DBS was the sole bookrunner for CDL’s green bond in 2017. In addition, DBS provided a S$400...

11 Sep 2019

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

News / Policy & Finance

Michael Bloomberg to spend $500 million to close coal plants

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday he would contribute $500 million toward closing coal-fired power plants across the United States, in a clash with White House efforts to revive...

10 Jun 2019

Michael Bloomberg to spend $500 million to close coal plants

A chief sustainability officer working during Covid-19

News / Corporate Responsibility

How a pandemic changed the chief sustainability officer

...renewable energy. But when Covid-19 hit, these key performance indicators gave way to other priorities. "We were trying to help customers who'd lost their jobs restructure loans," said Sieh. "We were ...

6 Oct 2020

How a pandemic changed the chief sustainability officer

Press Releases / Henkel Singapore Pte Ltd

Henkel Singapore adopts 100% renewable energy for electricity use

...renewable energy plan, Henkel Singapore expects to save around 102 tons of CO2 emissions annually, which is roughly equivalent to the carbon emission of 45 round-trip plane rides from Singapore to Sha...

20 Jun 2018

Henkel Singapore adopts 100% renewable energy for electricity use

News / Carbon & Climate

Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury from toxic coal energy and gold mining

...renewable resources.” On top of health and environment impacts from mercury pollution, the report also estimated a total of $77.4 million in lost economic productivity assuming a 1 ppm reference level...

28 Nov 2018

Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury from toxic coal energy and gold mining

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change and the bleak prognosis for human health

...renewable energy industry – a 4·2 per cent increase on 2016. Employment in the solar power industry increased by more than 7 per cent, with China responsible for nearly two thirds of jobs in this ind...

18 Nov 2019

Climate change and the bleak prognosis for human health

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

...renewable energy are not seeing folks back off,” says Cornell’s Dr. Milstein. “They're seeing their plans moving forward. That's where the investment will be, because that's where the future is, Covid...

24 Jun 2020

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Our profession is letting down humanity, says climate scientist

As a climate scientist of more than 25 years, I’m proud of the work my profession has done in recent decades to alert humanity to the unfolding climate crisis. But as the emergency becomes ever more a...

22 Oct 2019

Our profession is letting down humanity, says climate scientist

News / Policy & Finance

Climate summit pledges fall short, as big emitters skip 'honest appraisal'

...renewable power and Finland said it aims to become the first industrialised nation to absorb more carbon than it emits. Pakistan, which has planted a billion trees in the last five years, pledged to a...

24 Sep 2019

Climate summit pledges fall short, as big emitters skip 'honest appraisal'

Opinion / Energy

'Renewable energy breeding' can stop Australia blowing the carbon budget—if we're quick

...renewable energy will be crucial if we are to stay within the global warming limits set out by the Paris Agreement. But building all of this new renewable energy will initially require fossil fuels to...

17 Apr 2018

'Renewable energy breeding' can stop Australia blowing the carbon budget—if we're quick

News / Policy & Finance

Are China's energy investments in Africa green enough?

...renewable energy sector (excluding hydropower) has been limited. According to IEA, from 2006-2016 only 7 per cent of Chinese-built power generation in Sub-Saharan Africa were non-hydropower renewable ...

4 Sep 2018

Are China's energy investments in Africa green enough?

Opinion / Energy

The changing face of electricity in Malaysia

...renewable energy, and that unlocking financing was key for renewable projects. Solar power is the obvious renewable energy choice. The main obstacle to solar uptake was once the capital cost of plant ...

7 May 2018

The changing face of electricity in Malaysia

News / Energy

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

...renewable energy," Balangue said. The high upfront costs of many forms of renewable energy—which require installation of expensive equipment, which then produces power at extremely low cost—can be a s...

21 May 2018

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

News / Energy

Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report

...Renewable power generation (blue) and capacity (green) as a share of the global total, 2007-2017, per cent. Renewables excludes large hydro. Source: UNEP/BNEF Global Trends in Renewable Energy Finance...

10 Apr 2018

Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report

Opinion / Lifestyle

Yes, it's still up to you to do something about climate change

There is one statistic easing pangs of guilt for people who feel they are not doing enough to fight climate change: About 71 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions from 1988 to 2015 came from only 100 c...

9 Dec 2019

Yes, it's still up to you to do something about climate change

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Regional integration could be key to China’s climate action

As China looks to develop its 14th Five-Year Development Plan, the country has a great opportunity to shift toward a higher-quality and lower-carbon economic development strategy. While China has a re...

19 Aug 2019

Regional integration could be key to China’s climate action

News / Carbon & Climate

Trading carbon credits from nature sparks fiery debate at UN talks

...renewable energy in its operations, he said. "We are doing a lot more than a lot of people say that we are," he added. IETA said its new initiative would work to ensure benefits for local communities ...

6 Dec 2019

Trading carbon credits from nature sparks fiery debate at UN talks

Press Releases / StarHub

Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman to join RENEW and to place e-waste recycling bins in their retail stores

Singapore, 5 June 2018 – Four major electronics retailers - Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman have joined DHL, StarHub and TES’ RENEW programme to further encourage...

5 Jun 2018

Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman to join RENEW and to place e-waste recycling bins in their retail stores

Opinion / Policy & Finance

IPCC report signals the need to hold Japan's Abe to his word on climate

...renewable energy society are our only chance to cap global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius, significantly reducing the negative impact on our planet compared to the higher warming currently pr...

18 Oct 2018

IPCC report signals the need to hold Japan's Abe to his word on climate

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