Environment
Australia overhauls decades-old environmental laws
LARGE carbon-emitting projects in Australia will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as pollution reduction goals under new legislation overhauling decades-old environmental...
New Aster unit inks Sembcorp Solar deal for power worth 17,000 cars’ emissions
Aster Power will focus on advancing power and steam generation, as well as renewable power solutions across Aster’s assets
Sembcorp partners EMA to test energy-storage system for grid stability
Company also unveils Singapore’s largest ground-mounted solar project – the Jurong Island Solar Farm
Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact
[DUBAI] Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of tho...
We need to stop making reusable ‘eco-friendly’ bags
[SINGAPORE] Single-use plastic bags, once ubiquitous in grocery and department stores, have become a public enemy in the fight against the climate crisis – and rightly so.
Taking away food in CBD? Refuse the disposable cutlery at least
[singapore] Recently, I was at Raffles Place for a lunch appointment. It was a bustling scene, with people streaming out of offices seeking their midday nourishment.
Gardens by the Bay expands solar power system in renewable energy push
It completes the installation of over 1,700 solar panels with a total capacity of 1.08 megawatts-peak
Robust growth drivers for listed equities in water and environmental solutions: Pictet
[GENEVA] While themes such as digital and robotics have been leading the way in financial performance in recent years at Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) – a pioneer in thematic equities – the asse...
Giving a leg up for small businesses using sustainability
Impact investing is the next step for such firms, with Bitcoin cited as a successful example
Human activity disrupting ocean CO2 absorption: study
[Washington] Commercial activities that damage sea floors are disrupting the oceans’ natural carbon capture capacity, with more research needed on their impact on carbon dioxide absorption, according ...