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A car floats down a flood torrent in New South Wales, Australia

News / Carbon & Climate

Australia floods are costliest climate disaster of 2022 so far as global insured losses hit $38bn

...ccumulation due to economic growth and urbanisation. Climate-related insured losses have grown by about 5-7 per cent a year since the 1990s. Secondary perils, including floods, account for more than...

3 Aug 2022

Australia floods are costliest climate disaster of 2022 so far as global insured losses hit $38bn

News / Carbon & Climate

'Act now': IPCC climate report appeals to all to salvage 1.5°C goal

...cience or economics. Walking, cycling “Access to clean energy and technologies improves health, especially for women and children; low-carbon electrification, walking, cycling and public transport en...

28 Mar 2023

'Act now': IPCC climate report appeals to all to salvage 1.5°C goal

News / Policy & Finance

Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal

...ca, a Nairobi-based think-tank, said the COP26 decision text was currently "a very lopsided document". Its dominant advances include a push to accelerate emissions reductions, and it calls for action ...

11 Nov 2021

Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal

Opinion / Energy

Green power is the first domino

...CFE strategies have a greater impact on the decarbonisation of electricity systems than the current practice of purchasing electricity from renewable sources to match annual consumption patterns. Rece...

11 Nov 2022

Green power is the first domino

Floods in Bandung in West Java, Indonesia.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Investing in climate adaptation and resilience this Earth Day

...cate facilities completely. In the economic realm, typical questions revolve around which sectors and economic assets are most affected by climate change, and what the best and most economical ways to...

22 Apr 2022

Investing in climate adaptation and resilience this Earth Day

greenpeace asia tech firms demonstration

News / Carbon & Climate

How green is Asian tech? C+ at best: Greenpeace

...cluded their supply chain. The highest score given was a “C+”, which Greenpeace said shows how much more technology firms could improve, adding that they collectively used more electricity than the wh...

9 Dec 2021

How green is Asian tech? C+ at best: Greenpeace

Press Releases / Amazon

More than 3 in 4 Singapore businesses see collaboration as critical to net zero goals: study

...cent of firms across APAC) identify collaboration as critical to clearing these roadblocks and achieving their net zero carbon goals, 61 per cent say the lack of access to peer networks and cross-sect...

2 Nov 2022

More than 3 in 4 Singapore businesses see collaboration as critical to net zero goals: study

News / Energy

How to keep coal unprofitable in China

...ctricity price in most of China’s coastal provinces. In inland China, where coal prices are lower, the benchmark electricity prices are correspondingly lower. The cost of price controls: Efficiency an...

2 Aug 2023

How to keep coal unprofitable in China

News / Carbon & Climate

Disappointing climate promises from China ‘cast a shadow’ on COP efforts

...C.” But the world has changed since, said Belinda Schäpe, EU-China climate diplomacy researcher with the E3G climate consultancy. “The recent ‘code red warning’ by the IPCC puts China’s targets into a...

29 Oct 2021

Disappointing climate promises from China ‘cast a shadow’ on COP efforts

News / Carbon & Climate

Wins and losses of COP26

...consign coal to history. “They changed a word but they can’t change the signal coming out of this COP, that the era of coal is ending. If you’re a coal company executive, this COP saw a bad outcome,” ...

16 Nov 2021

Wins and losses of COP26

China to cut energy intensity, but no consumption cap in new 5-year plan

News / Energy

China signals an end to overseas coal funding

...coal domestically. China's provincial governments approved the construction of 24 new coal power projects in the first half of 2021, according to Greenpeace research. “If coal capacity remains option...

22 Sep 2021

China signals an end to overseas coal funding

News / Carbon & Climate

Southeast Asia facing calamitous weather extremes as 1.5°C global warming to hit by 2030s: IPCC report

...climate-critical 1.5 °C warming increase is expected to land a decade earlier than a prediction the IPCC made three years ago under all emissions scenarios. The IPCC’s sixth assessment report (IPCC6AR...

10 Aug 2021

Southeast Asia facing calamitous weather extremes as 1.5°C global warming to hit by 2030s: IPCC report

Press Releases / Imagine H2O Asia

Water solutions accelerator Imagine H2O Asia now open for applications

...cross the Asia-Pacific,” he continued. On August 17th, Imagine H2O will launch applications to the Imagine H2O Accelerator and the Urban Water Challenge. The Imagine H2O Accelerator offers ear...

5 Jul 2022

Water solutions accelerator Imagine H2O Asia now open for applications

News / Water

Flood-hit Pakistan faces spread of infectious diseases

...ccording to the Pakistan Meteorological Department which is forecasting more rains in the month ahead. Indrika Ratwatte, director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), says this w...

20 Sep 2022

Flood-hit Pakistan faces spread of infectious diseases

Singapore government chief sustainability officer Lim Tuang Liang speaking with journalists

News / Policy & Finance

'Not just a figurehead': In conversation with Singapore’s government chief sustainability officer

...cer, or GCSO, role is housed under, Lim explains why the Singapore public sector needs a CSO for better coordination across different agencies. The former air force officer and MSE’s chief science and...

1 May 2023

'Not just a figurehead': In conversation with Singapore’s government chief sustainability officer

Press Releases / Singapore Exchange Limited

SGX first Asian exchange to commit to 1.5°C-aligned science-based emission reduction targets

...controlled sources. Scope 2: indirect emissions from generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling consumed by the reporting company. Scope 3: all other indirect emissions that occ...

16 Jul 2021

SGX first Asian exchange to commit to 1.5°C-aligned science-based emission reduction targets

News / Policy & Finance

Climate crisis: sustainable solutions and insights

...C based on estimates by investment management firm, FTSE Russell. "Current policies for several advanced economies appear significantly off track when measured against their more ambitious NDCs," acco...

13 Dec 2021

Climate crisis: sustainable solutions and insights

News / Policy & Finance

How can Malaysia’s businesses better integrate nature-related risks into their decision-making

...conomic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting According to a World Bank report, Malaysia alone could face a 6 per cent annual loss of gross domestic product by 2030 under a partial ecosystem collapse scen...

20 Sep 2023

How can Malaysia’s businesses better integrate nature-related risks into their decision-making

Press Releases / Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial launches VIRUSKILLER™ air decontamination for complete indoor air safety

...ctually per cent2C per cent20the per cent20air per cent20quality per cent20in,than per cent20the per cent20air per cent20quality per cent20outside.&text=According per cent20to per cent20the per ce...

28 Jul 2021

Rentokil Initial launches VIRUSKILLER™ air decontamination for complete indoor air safety

News / Policy & Finance

'Alarming’ expansion of cropland in protected areas threatens biodiversity goals

...contrasting definitions and accuracy of cropland definitions, consistently [the researchers] show that the rate of cropland expansion in protected areas has increased considerably.” Cropland ‘encroach...

21 Apr 2023

'Alarming’ expansion of cropland in protected areas threatens biodiversity goals

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