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.
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COP30: Singapore, Thailand looking to launch call for carbon project applications in Q1 2026
They have released a list of carbon crediting programmes and methodologies that meet the requirements for the international transfer of carbon credits
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Regulators, industry groups may need to fill gap left by closure of climate banking alliance, say observers
In the absence of separate scrutiny, the onus also falls on banks themselves to be transparent
COP30: Singapore, Philippines and Temasek support the use of transition credits in decarbonisation
One-third of Asia’s coal plants have the potential to generate such credits, says a report
COP30: Adopting an outcome on climate adaptation is a start for financing to flow towards Asean
Climate finance and nationally determined contributions will also be on the table at this year’s talks
Nuclear education needed in Singapore as Asean neighbours explore deployment: Tan See Leng
Government will share latest information on safety issues regarding advanced nuclear tech with public, he says
Disclosures of directors’ fees shot up after change in listing rules: SID report
The number of listcos with independent directors serving more than nine years has fallen to 3.2%
Sovereign-backed framework on corporates’ use of carbon credits launched
It aims to boost demand for high-integrity credits as a complement to direct emissions reductions
DBS, OCBC and Maybank extend S$500 million loan to YTL PowerSeraya for hydrogen-ready power plant
This is the first transition-finance transaction aligned with Singapore’s national taxonomy for sustainable finance
Singapore receives interest from Malaysian firms to export renewable energy through second interconnector
For the city-state to achieve its net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050, the Asean Power Grid’s success is crucial
Increasingly challenging to find suitable land for data centres: Keppel CEO
Loh Chin Hua says the company has been exploring power banking to boost efficiency
