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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Stock exchanges – a force to promote sustainable development?

Stock exchanges are not usually associated with social or environmental causes. A market place for trading securities and providing liquidity, they have long played an essential role for economic deve...

15 Sep 2016

Stock exchanges – a force to promote sustainable development?

Press Releases / World Ocean Council

Global ocean business community to meet on corporate ocean responsibility and sustainable development

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is proud to announce that the 4th Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will be held from 30 November - 2 December, 2016 in Rotterdam. The SOS is the only international, multi-...

22 Feb 2016

Global ocean business community to meet on corporate ocean responsibility and sustainable development

News / Energy

South-south collaboration fuels uptake in renewable energy

...renewables,” says Martin Hullin, program manager at REN21. “Emerging economies are driving growth in all renewable technology sectors. The region is learning more how renewables serve as catalyst for...

22 Jun 2015

South-south collaboration fuels uptake in renewable energy

News / Energy

Wind and solar surge sends EU emissions tumbling

...renewables. Two-thirds of the savings came from the widespread introduction of wind and solar power. Renewables used for heating and cooling achieved 31 per cent of the savings, and transport 5 per ce...

13 Aug 2015

Wind and solar surge sends EU emissions tumbling

News / Carbon & Climate

What the Paris agreement means for business

...renewables, and other local challenges.” But this is why business must work with governments to unlock challenges and barriers, he added. More importantly, the universal nature of the Paris Agreement ...

17 Dec 2015

What the Paris agreement means for business

Opinion / Energy

China's plan to increase coal power by 20 per cent is not the climate disaster it seems

China recently announced a 20 per cent increase in coal power capacity by 2020. Does the new target contradict its pledge to peak carbon emissions well before 2030 under the Paris Agreement? China rat...

28 Nov 2016

China's plan to increase coal power by 20 per cent is not the climate disaster it seems

Press Releases / City Developments Limited

CDL and SEAS launch Singapore sustainability academy

− First major 3P ground-up initiative to promote sustainability among the industry and community − First-of-its-kind facility by a private property developer and a non-profit organisatio...

8 Aug 2016

CDL and SEAS launch Singapore sustainability academy

Press Releases / Singapore Environment Council

Enhanced green label for pulp and paper products sets higher standards

Pulp and paper companies will need to meet some of the world’s toughest environmental standards if they want to be awarded the enhanced green label for their products. The stricter standards ar...

19 Jan 2017

Enhanced green label for pulp and paper products sets higher standards

Press Releases / DNV GL - Energy

DNV GL starts first independent IEC 61850 Test Centre in Singapore

...Renewables Advisory: “I am delighted DNV GL has brought this independent testing facility to APAC – to support our customers in the fastest growing electricity market in the world. Future ...

30 Oct 2015

DNV GL starts first independent IEC 61850 Test Centre in Singapore

News / Water

Southeast Asia’s last major undammed river in crisis

From the snow-capped mountains of Tibet, the Salween rushes through steep gorges in Yunnan Province and flows through four of Myanmar’s ethnic states before emptying into the Andaman Sea. With dams on...

27 Oct 2016

Southeast Asia’s last major undammed river in crisis

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News / Policy & Finance

Australia's next boom lies in sustainability

A new report by Australia's Future Business Council has provided some optimism for an economy plagued by the slowdown of its coal and iron industries in the past year by identifying a trillion-dollar ...

27 Oct 2015

Australia's next boom lies in sustainability

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

A carbon price will reduce emissions more than computer models predict

...renewables. In fact, models are highly pessimistic about the future of renewables. For example, the costs of building a utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant have been declining at more than 10 per c...

14 Jan 2016

A carbon price will reduce emissions more than computer models predict

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Japan caught in coal-nuclear climate conundrum

...renewables (22 to 24 percent) and nuclear energy (20 to 22 per cent). Japan’s continued emphasis on coal will have widespread repercussions for current and future generations. This is because decision...

15 Sep 2015

Japan caught in coal-nuclear climate conundrum

News / Energy

Time is running out to stop Adani's Carmichael mine

Time is running out to stop Indian multinational conglomerate Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine which will harm the environment, have little economic benefit and trample indigenous rights, said ac...

1 Apr 2017

Time is running out to stop Adani's Carmichael mine

Simpa Networks in India and their off-grid solar solutions

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Less talk, more action on climate change

It’s been more than a year since the historic Paris COP21 agreement. A month ago, climate change was discussed again at COP22 in Marrakech. Meanwhile, Asia continues to face growing climate pressures,...

22 Dec 2016

Less talk, more action on climate change

News / Energy

IKEA: Going 100% renewable makes “good business sense”

Ikea, the Swedish home furnishing firm, was built on the vision to “create a better everyday life for the many people” and to date, it has grown into a retail giant with more than 350 stores and 150,0...

27 Jul 2015

IKEA: Going 100% renewable makes “good business sense”

News / Energy

Hydro expansion will fail without energy market reform

Energy demand in China is slowing. This is causing a major headache for the hydropower sector, which has invested heavily in new projects in recent years. The continued construction of hydropower, as ...

17 Jan 2017

Hydro expansion will fail without energy market reform

Press Releases / Allied Market Research

Bioplastics market projected to reach $30.8 billion

According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled, "World Bioplastics Market Opportunities and Forecast, 2014-2020", the global market for bioplastics would reach $30.8 billion by 2020, regi...

4 Dec 2015

Bioplastics market projected to reach $30.8 billion

Press Releases / Green Trade Project Office

Taiwan to present latest solutions, host conference at PV Japan 2016

Continuing its efforts to promote Taiwan’s green products, the Green Trade Project Office under the Ministry of Economic Affairs will lead a group of Taiwanese PV manufacturers to participate in...

16 Jun 2016

Taiwan to present latest solutions, host conference at PV Japan 2016

News / Energy

Are mega dams a solution or burden to climate change?

...renewables by 2030, is also betting on hydropower to contribute about a third of its total energy target by that period. Along the Mekong, Laos, which has ambitious plans to become the “battery of Asi...

4 May 2016

Are mega dams a solution or burden to climate change?

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