Janice Lim
CORRESPONDENT
Janice Lim covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at The Business Times. She joined BT after more than three years at TODAY covering a wide range of topics including economy and social issues. Before this, she had a four-year stint as a broadcast journalist with CNA. She graduated with a master’s degree in human rights from the University of Sydney and did her undergraduate studies in sociology and history at the National University of Singapore.
Preparing for climate risks helps companies weather Iran war shocks: SGX RegCo
Incorporating such factors in overall risk management is ‘a more holistic approach’
AI-driven electricity demand powering hybrid financing for advanced nuclear startups
But scaling such technologies will hinge on the ability to bring in banks and institutional investors
Simplified disclosure programme launched to support SMEs in sustainability reporting
Just five metrics need to be reported under the new Green 100 initiative
Asean may be forced to choose between economic growth and climate if both are not decoupled: Ravi Menon
Singapore will work on carbon markets, nature-based resilience, climate resilience as the bloc’s chair in 2027
Convergence of energy security and climate action is ‘fragile’: Ravi Menon
Three forces make it so: that the move to greener energy takes time, Asian states’ use of subsidies, and coal being dug in
Temasek-backed fund under Singapore’s blended finance initiative hits US$800 million in second close
Two other funds under the initiative are progressing towards their first closes later this year
Asian companies to face annual costs of US$336 billion from climate risks by 2030: report
Only 20% of these companies have estimated the financial implications of physical climate risk
Singapore contributes US$15 million to support carbon credit projects aligned with Paris Agreement
It is the first Asian country to pitch in to the carbon transaction facility
Philippine transition credits to cost between S$50 and S$80 in line with Singapore’s carbon tax
This is not the cheapest price range, but replacing coal with solar energy and battery storage is expensive
Temasek unlikely to meet 2030 climate targets, says CEO Dilhan Pillay
In the current global landscape, ‘the transition will be far more uneven, contested and non-linear’