Carbon

NEWS ANALYSIS

Eastspring, Reviva launch coal phase-out strategy

There are many challenges to overcome, and a fundamental one is building stakeholders’ consensus about priorities

As Singapore pushes forward with its decarbonisation journey, it’s critical that the country better insulate its economy and its climate strategy from policy turbulence elsewhere.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Carbon tax calibration undertaken to protect business competitiveness

The Singapore government’s cautious signal is a recognition that most of the rest of the world is putting the brakes on decarbonisation at the moment

A Great Wall Motors Ora EV on display at the Auto Shanghai show last year. In the US, EV sales made up nearly 8% of new car sales in 2025, while China’s share surged above 50%.

As Trump shreds climate rules, China’s emissions start to fall

Chinese leaders envision a future in which clean energy dominates, while the US is betting on a future powered by fossil fuels

Listed companies on the STI will face mandatory Scope 3 reporting starting from the financial year 2026. 

Singapore expands carbon registry to help businesses better track emissions footprint

94 new emission factors added to the Singapore Emission Factors Registry, bringing the new total to 319

Residential buildings being built in Beijing, China, which has driven the global cement market for three decades, and still accounts for nearly half of output. But the boom is now well and truly over.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Cement is hitting a wall. There’s no coming back

Prices are at their lowest in a decade, and factories are saddled with more than twice the capacity they need

While the 2023 data indicated a downward trend, NCCS cautioned that emissions may fluctuate in the coming years based on economic conditions and the pace of mitigation efforts.

Singapore’s 2023 greenhouse gas emissions fall 5.3% as industrial output declines

Industry and power sectors remain the largest contributors to the nation’s carbon footprint

Guest of honour Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling (fourth from right) and CDL group chief executive Sherman Kwek (fifth from right) attending the graduation ceremony of the pioneer batch of 42 SMEs from CDL's SME Supplier Decarbonisation Queen Bee Programme.

For SMEs, tracking carbon emissions is not about theory but growing the business

Property player CDL works with its SME suppliers to develop a decarbonisation road map

Authorised projects will generate international carbon credits that are aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Singapore, Bhutan call for carbon credit project applications

These credits may be used by companies to offset their taxable emissions

The National Environment Agency says that International Carbon Credits (ICCs) are one of the pathways to achieve Singapore’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution and its 2050 net-zero ambition.

NEA appoints carbon-rating service providers to help meet 2030 climate targets

BeZero Carbon, Calyx Global and Sylvera will also support Singapore’s environmental integrity assessment of carbon credits

The call for projects operationalises an implementation agreement signed by the two nations on Apr 1. 

Singapore, Peru open applications for projects to generate carbon credits

These credits may be used by companies to offset their taxable emissions