COP28
Voluntary carbon markets are making progress – even if official ones aren’t
IT HAS been eight years since the Paris Agreement’s endorsement of carbon markets as a tool for efficient decarbonisation, which paved the way for the private sector to funnel global capital flows tow...
Pledge to treble renewable energy in Asean sounds good, but may not be right for all
TWO months have passed since the landmark COP28 agreement, in which nations committed collectively to trebling renewable energy production by 2030.
Singapore players anticipate resurgence in voluntary carbon market activity
VOLUNTARY carbon markets (VCM) spent much of 2023 defending forest conservation credits – the kind making up the largest swathe of carbon credits available on the markets. But, going into 2024, the mo...
Not meaningful for Singapore to contribute monetary support to loss and damage fund: Grace Fu
GIVEN Singapore’s current capacity and resources, it would not be meaningful for the city-state to contribute monetary grants to the loss and damage fund, Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace...
China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade
China’s air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time in a decade, according to a study released on Friday (Dec 22).
Papua New Guinea is sole host country on Singapore’s carbon credit eligibility list
THE Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) published their eligibility list under the International Carbon Credit (ICC) Framework. It is set to ...
Navigating the post-COP28 landscape for global decarbonisation
THE 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) was a watershed moment in global climate action. Nearly 200 nations committed to ambitious targets, including tripling renewable-energy capaci...
What climate negotiations changed
BUSINESSES seem divided about climate change negotiations at the recent COP28 (the 28th Conference of Parties). Some followed the conference closely and even made considerable effort to turn up for Du...
Singapore welcomes Japan’s leadership to help Asia become greener: PM Lee
SINGAPORE is fully behind Japan’s efforts to include sustainability issues as part of its diplomacy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Dec 18 (Monday).
Singapore’s carbon ambitions intact despite COP28 disappointment
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Singapore can count itself broadly satisfied but also reflect on what might have been. The nation was a prominent and ...
