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COP28

ESG
COMMENTARY

Voluntary carbon markets are making progress – even if official ones aren’t

Indonesia struggles to reduce energy from coal-fired power plants because of "take-or-pay" offtake obligations.
Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

Pledge to treble renewable energy in Asean sounds good, but may not be right for all

Climate Impact X chief executive officer Mikkel Larsen said COP28 was as a pivotal moment for carbon markets, and there was clear recognition of the markets’ necessity if the world was to make a “material dent” in climate change.
ESG
OUTLOOK 2024

Singapore players anticipate resurgence in voluntary carbon market activity

Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, speaking in Parliament on Jan 9, 2024. Parliament screen grabs from 9 Jan 2024 session.
ESG

Not meaningful for Singapore to contribute monetary support to loss and damage fund: Grace Fu

China's carbon emissions in the second quarter jumps 10 per cent on last year’s coronavirus-induced lull.
International

China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Papua New Guinea Minister of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Simo Kilepa at the Dec 8 signing ceremony of the implementation agreement between Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
ESG

Papua New Guinea is sole host country on Singapore’s carbon credit eligibility list

Wind turbines in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Targets committed to at the COP28 climate summit include tripling global renewable-energy capacity by 2030.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Navigating the post-COP28 landscape for global decarbonisation

Workers installing solar panels on the rooftop of a Housing Board block of flats. The green transition calls for a shift in priorities and market assumptions, so that renewables are no longer optionals, but instead mainstream essentials.
Opinion & Features
THE POLITICS THAT MATTERS TO BUSINESS

What climate negotiations changed

PM Lee describes the Japan-led Asia Zero Emission Community initiative as a “footprint of countries” it wants to cooperate with on green issues.
Singapore

Singapore welcomes Japan’s leadership to help Asia become greener: PM Lee

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Papua New Guinea Minister of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Simo Kilepa at the signing ceremony of the implementation agreement between Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
ESG
COP28

Singapore’s carbon ambitions intact despite COP28 disappointment

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