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Cloud technology could be the most disruptive digital tool for empowering ASEAN's vulnerable communities

Cloud technology plays a crucial role in modernising and empowering communities across Southeast Asia, from boosting financial inclusion to streamlining access to formal markets for smallholder farmer...

22 Mar 2021

Cloud technology could be the most disruptive digital tool for empowering ASEAN's vulnerable communities

News / Carbon & Climate

7 countries that shook up the world in 2019

...carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels rose once again—albeit at a slower rate—this year, according to data from the Global Carbon Project. Last week, governments and delegates from around the wor...

30 Dec 2019

7 countries that shook up the world in 2019

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Sustainable development starts with children

...carbon dioxide – 183 per cent of the level needed to meet its 2030 target and adhere to the Paris climate agreement, according to our report. Other rich countries – such as Norway and South Korea – ar...

14 Jul 2020

Sustainable development starts with children

News / Energy

Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions up 0.6 per cent in 2019 due to China

...carbon budget report since 2006. Its newly released global carbon budget for 2019 provides estimates of CO2 emissions from FF&I in each country, as well as global emissions from changes in land us...

4 Dec 2019

Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions up 0.6 per cent in 2019 due to China

News / Cities

Growing equity in city green space

...carbon. Each tree in that forest is important. With all of their steel, asphalt, and concrete, cities are typically a few degrees hotter on average than the surrounding undeveloped land, a phenomenon ...

24 May 2021

Growing equity in city green space

News / Energy

Hong Kong power giant CLP quits coal

...carbonisation strategy, CLP has committed to an 80 per cent reduction in the firm’s carbon intensity by 2050, compared with 2007 levels. The firm also aims to increase its clean energy capacity to 30 ...

19 Dec 2019

Hong Kong power giant CLP quits coal

News / Policy & Finance

LNG in the Philippines: Are investors risking US$14 billion in stranded assets?

...carbon dioxide than coal. Natural gas is usually transported through a pipeline, but if the deposit is large and the market is overseas, the gas may be liquefied for ease of shipping and moved throug...

12 May 2021

LNG in the Philippines: Are investors risking US$14 billion in stranded assets?

News / Policy & Finance

Xie Zhenhua: China’s top climate negotiator steps down

...carbon city pilots and China’s recently initiated emission trading systems,” Bi wrote, referring to the pilot of regional carbon markets that paved the way for the national market.Xie has been willing...

12 Dec 2019

Xie Zhenhua: China’s top climate negotiator steps down

Thermal power station in Xinjiang, China

News / Energy

Is coal power winning the US-China trade war?

...carbon transition? The 13th Five Year Plan for Energy was drafted in 2015, the same year China made an international pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and increase its share of non-fossil energy...

14 Nov 2019

Is coal power winning the US-China trade war?

News / Energy

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

...carbon solutions such as hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage. Solar deployment in Singapore will hit at least 2 gigawatt-peak (GWp) by 2030, up from 0.262GWp in the second quarter of ...

30 Oct 2019

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?

Gold, silver, and cobalt are just a few of the precious metals that all smartphone users carry each day. This is common knowledge, but what is less known is how these minerals can represent a meeting ...

18 Feb 2021

Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Not enough climate action in stimulus plans

...carbonising electricity The International Energy Agency estimates that each dollar invested in solar PV as part of the Covid-19 economic recovery will create twice as many jobs as a dollar invested in...

18 Sep 2020

Not enough climate action in stimulus plans

News / Waste

Eco-friendly gear: Southeast Asia finds ways to minimise waste during coronavirus outbreak

...carbon-intensive safety equipment and distribution. Reusable eco-bag material used for protective suits in the Philippines With hazmat suits and isolation gowns prioritised for hospital frontliners fi...

20 Apr 2020

Eco-friendly gear: Southeast Asia finds ways to minimise waste during coronavirus outbreak

Videos / Energy

Hot air? Vietnam's wind energy story

Wind power is taking Vietnam by storm. Even as much of Southeast Asia continues to drag its heels on the switch to renewables, the country is powering ahead with its clean energy plans, securing its p...

8 May 2020

Hot air? Vietnam's wind energy story

News / Policy & Finance

Sompo goes first: Japan's insurance firms are starting to move away from coal

Japanese insurance giant Sompo has announced a policy on coal that could herald the beginning of a shift away from coal power underwriting in the East Asian country. Sompo said in a statement on Wedne...

25 Sep 2020

Sompo goes first: Japan's insurance firms are starting to move away from coal

Opinion / Transport

A plastic army

...carbon footprint is far from impressive. The tech giant has a long term (2050) temperature score of 2.7°C, meaning that it is not aligned with the Paris Agreement. No matter how loud you are, numbers...

18 Dec 2020

A plastic army

News / Energy

World Bank helps developing countries’ wind spurt

Europe and the United States now accept onshore wind power as the cheapest way to generate electricity. But this novel technology still needs subsidising before some developing countries will embrace ...

2 Dec 2020

World Bank helps developing countries’ wind spurt

People walk by office buildings in Singapore on 11 October 2017

News / Cities

Left vacant by Covid-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages?

The coronavirus pandemic has increased pressure on governments to address shortages in housing and allowed authorities more freedom to convert empty offices, urban experts said on Tuesday. Last month,...

2 Dec 2020

Left vacant by Covid-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages?

News / Energy

Vietnam considers scrapping half of coal power plant pipeline in favour of gas and renewables

...carbon emissions and align its development path with the Paris climate goals. “In the next period, [Vietnam] will not strongly develop coal power but only proceed with the development of the projects ...

28 Jul 2020

Vietnam considers scrapping half of coal power plant pipeline in favour of gas and renewables

News / Energy

Blue energy revolution comes of age

...carbon-neutral. Blue energy takes many forms. One of the most difficult technically is harnessing the energy of waves with devices that produce electricity. After several false starts many successful ...

1 Apr 2020

Blue energy revolution comes of age

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