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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Nuclear: Rethinking for a new generation, by Dickson Yeo, Valerie Choy, and Michael Quah

...power generation also needs to be distinguished from nuclear weaponry, a link that is historically correct but is often used to rouse negative reactions rather than reasoned consideration. Other sourc...

1 Jun 2010

Nuclear: Rethinking for a new generation, by Dickson Yeo, Valerie Choy, and Michael Quah

News / Energy

Removing barriers to the adoption of energy efficient technologies for green buildings

...power plant if everybody switched to energy efficient lighting, adding that the "money could be spent on things that really matter" such as on health and education. Wishing to make the switch to energ...

14 Sep 2010

Removing barriers to the adoption of energy efficient technologies for green buildings

News / Energy

S'pore to still consider use of nuclear energy

...power as a source of energy supply, Mr Lee said: 'No, it doesn't. Many countries use nuclear power, and more wish to study the possibility. But there must be proper safeguards as to how the reactors w...

15 Apr 2010

S'pore to still consider use of nuclear energy

News / Transport

Carmakers gearing up for mass market EVs

...ads of some European markets early next year, while Renault's Kangoo and Fluence electric models are due to go on sale in September 2011. The French carmaker's Twizzy mini-vehicle and Zoe urban car mo...

15 Nov 2010

Carmakers gearing up for mass market EVs

News / Energy

World Bank energy chief aims to speed clean power

...power -- can take place while pushing for an international accord. One of the bank's, and Kammen's, key tasks is to scale up development of clean energy, from village to region to country. "We have to...

12 Oct 2010

World Bank energy chief aims to speed clean power

News / Water

Diverse water sources key to food security: report

...power supplies, many developing country governments with fast-growing economies have recently invested in large dams. The benefits of these projects in terms of storing water for crop irrigation were ...

5 Sep 2010

Diverse water sources key to food security: report

News / Corporate Responsibility

Businesses turn towards conservation to improve revenues, reputations

...power. But while China is leading the world, he said, Indonesia too should take its place as a leader in the green movement. Read more about Al Gore's message for Indonesia.

12 Jan 2011

Businesses turn towards conservation to improve revenues, reputations

News / Policy & Finance

Biofuel worse for climate than fossil fuel: study

...powered by renewable electricity. But 23 of the EU's 27 member states have now published their national strategies for renewable energy, revealing that fully 9.5 percent of transport fuel will be biof...

7 Nov 2010

Biofuel worse for climate than fossil fuel: study

News / Carbon & Climate

Incentives, tax to drive Japan's low-carbon push

...powerful lower house. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said he wants to prioritise passing a climate change bill during the current parliament session ending on Dec. 3, which will also focus on a suppleme...

20 Oct 2010

Incentives, tax to drive Japan's low-carbon push

News / Policy & Finance

Oil and renewables: Slicing up the subsidy pie

...power to the citizenry. 'In this background, some countries may consider it necessary to continue subsidising the access of their poorest communities to energy,' said Harsha Singh, deputy director gen...

22 Dec 2010

Oil and renewables: Slicing up the subsidy pie

News / Energy

Carbon emissions dip in 2009, to jump in 2010

...powerful storms, higher sea levels and severe droughts and floods that could disrupt food supplies. The findings also show that in 2009 the global economy had slipped in terms of energy efficiency bec...

21 Nov 2010

Carbon emissions dip in 2009, to jump in 2010

News / Green Buildings

S'pore launches first cleantech park for the tropics

...power generation and buildings with the highest standard of environmental performance set amidst a lush green landscape. It will also serve as Singapore’s first large-scale integrated development that...

25 Feb 2010

S'pore launches first cleantech park for the tropics

News / Policy & Finance

Water, CO2 the priorities for China's 5-year plan

...power capacity set to surge by 140 gigawatts by 2015. That's nearly three times Australia's total power generation capacity. Beijing has already pledged to reduce carbon intensity -- the amount of CO2...

3 Mar 2011

Water, CO2 the priorities for China's 5-year plan

Opinion / Energy

Instead of nuclear, why don't we get energy from trash?

...power plants", making trash an important fuel supply. You would think there may be reluctance from residents because of the worry of the stench of rubbish. But residents have actually been enthusiasti...

16 Apr 2010

Instead of nuclear, why don't we get energy from trash?

News / Energy

Siemens energetic on efficiency

...power,'' he said. ''In the long term, rents will go up 7 per cent and the selling price will be 16 per cent higher over the payback period. It doesn't cost much more to go pretty and green - using whi...

22 Nov 2010

Siemens energetic on efficiency

News / Carbon & Climate

China moves toward carbon emissions trading to improve energy efficiency and competitiveness

...power supply comes from coal, a high carbon-emitting fuel, putting a price on carbon could drive businesses to use energy more wisely. For now, China's only way to engage in carbon trading is through ...

10 Jan 2011

China moves toward carbon emissions trading to improve energy efficiency and competitiveness

Singapore Green Building Council conference

News / Carbon & Climate

Building sector key to reducing emissions

...powerful vehicles for policymakers to focus on critical sectors where greenhouse gas emission trends can be forecast, policies implemented effectively and the benefits of capacity building are clear."...

14 Sep 2010

Building sector key to reducing emissions

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesia is the 3rd largest GHG emitter but reducing deforestation offers big opportunity, says government

...power, transportation, petroleum and gas, cement and buildings—found that 85 percent of the country's emissions result from land use: 41 percent come from degradation and destruction of peatlands, whi...

28 Sep 2010

Indonesia is the 3rd largest GHG emitter but reducing deforestation offers big opportunity, says government

News / Green Buildings

Warming to the hybrid approach in solar energy

...power, biofuel and wind among them - solar power could become a significant energy source in Singapore. Solar energy is usually understood as harnessing the sun's capacity for electricity production t...

7 Sep 2010

Warming to the hybrid approach in solar energy

News / Policy & Finance

Small island off S'pore to be powered by clean energy

...power needs, suitable types of renewable energy, and protecting its natural environment. An intelligent microgrid is a power grid that combines different types of power, and uses information technolog...

18 Nov 2009

Small island off S'pore to be powered by clean energy

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