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...1–3°C, this translates into cooling of roughly 0.5–1.5°C in many cities. For more than 200 million people, trees reduce local air temperatures by at least 0.5°C, enough to make a meaningful difference...

19 May 2026

Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1: UNEP

For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today. It ...

3 Feb 2026

...1) levy for short-haul flights, S$6 (US$4.62) for medium-haul flights, and S$16 (US$12.33) for long-haul flights such as to London. The revenue, she said, will go into a fund managed by the Civil Avia...

27 Oct 2025

When the Chief Minister of India’s Kerala state announced on 1 November 2025 that the state had eliminated extreme poverty, it came as a surprise to many. While a valid debate over issues of definitio...

15 Jan 2026

Sustainability and biodiversity key issues in Singapore’s biggest nature film festival: Earth in focus

...10pm Open to the general public: Sat & Sun, 1 & 2 November 2025, 12pm–9pm Festival Party at Naumi Hotel (limited tickets): Sat, 1 Nov2025, 7.30pm - 10.00pm Venue: The Foundry, 11 Prin...

29 Oct 2025

...19 per cent higher than in February 2026, a total of 1.2 GW. Ethiopia imported 1.1 GW, up 391 per cent from February. Several African nations have been rapidly expanding their solar energy capacity ov...

29 May 2026

More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UNDP warns

...1 state-based conflicts across 36 countries in 2024, the highest number since the Second World War, while 117.2 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide. At the same time, official development ...

3 Oct 2026

...1 August and is expected to add about 660 megawatts (MW) annually through 2028. Household rooftop subsidies are projected to add another 272 MW per year, while equipment replacement programmes could a...

9 Feb 2026

...10 town council-managed sites and 17 high-footfall hawker centres will host the RVMs, which will accept plastic and metal drinks containers in exchange of a 10 Singapore cents (US$0.08) deposit via an...

20 Mar 2026

...11,540 dengue cases as of July 1, a significant number of cases were reported from Gampaha, Matara, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Galle, Kandy, Hambantota, Kegalle and Kurunegala districts, across six of the n...

10 Jul 2026

World Economic Forum Reskilling Revolution on track to reach over 850 million people

...1 billion people with improved access to education, skills and economic opportunity. The initiative works with 79 economies and 18 industries and is supported by more than 350 organisations and over 3...

4 Feb 2026

The system uses AI to recommend emissions-reduction measures based on factors including a company's industry, equipment, energy consumption and reduction targets.

...10 billion (US$314 million) are required to apply the standards for the 2026 financial year, with smaller listed companies following in 2027 and 2028. Those changes are adding pressure on manufacturer...

25 Aug 2026

...100 GW solar target also has to be integrated into PLN’s 2025-2034 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL), a core planning document that currently projects only 17.1 GW of solar by 2034. IESR’s head...

3 Apr 2026

A widening gap between renewable energy supply and electricity demand threatens TSMC’s climate goals, customer expectations and long-term strategic resilience

...10 per cent from 2020 levels. Yet in 2024, that indicator was 19 per cent higher than in 2020. TSMC’s Self-determined Reduction Plan under Taiwan’s carbon fee framework also appears inconsistent with ...

29 May 2026

...1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2040 (net zero roadmap) in contravention with sections 18 and 33 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and section 104H of the Corporations Act. The ACCR alleged that Santos l...

20 Apr 2026

...12, when researchers at SKKU successfully developed the world’s first solid-state perovskite solar cell. Since then, the technology has achieved rapid efficiency improvements over a short period...

21 Apr 2026

[2] Laos said that it will temporarily suspend imports of petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles until the end of 2026.

...1 June, once documentation is completed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and other agencies. The ban will run through the rest of 2026, though exemptions will apply to passenger transport...

27 May 2026

...1. And that year’s results were hardly reassuring: One reading put particulate matter at 310 micrograms per cubic meter, well above the 200- μg/m³ standard. A second test on Oct. 24, 2021, recorded 18...

2 Sep 2026

...1.18 million tonnes of livestock waste annually into solid fuel by 2030, generating enough renewable electricity to power about 38,000 households each year and cutting roughly 500,000 tonnes of carbon...

13 Jan 2026

...1 March 2026. The Singapore-based executive is set to lead the firm’s strategy and deal execution across energy transition and climate finance. Yap, who previously served as managing director at CSV, ...

16 Apr 2026

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