global warming

Singapore brings back 19th-century tech to beat warming climate

The city-state has among the highest per capita use of air conditioners in the Asia-Pacific region

When Singapore tightens its building codes or introduces new heat-mitigation standards for migrant workers, it also fosters the development of high-value IP.

Singapore is showing why cooling is the next investment asset

As heat threatens to lower South-east Asia’s GDP, cooling is becoming a billion-dollar market

Organic waste accounts for about two-thirds of all waste produced in Bali.

Bali residents take to burning trash as landfill rules change

Danantara has announced plans to build facilities that would burn waste to generate electricity in Denpasar

Operating all aircraft at the manufacturers’ maximum seating capacity would reduce global aircraft emissions by between 26 and 57%, a new study notes.
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Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions

Differences in CO2 emissions can be explained by the share of occupied seats, the aircraft models used on a route and the cabin layout

In domestic refrigerators, HFCs have almost been eliminated in favour of isobutane. Those in supermarkets and convenience stores are shifting to ammonia and carbon dioxide.

BBQ gas is helping to cool a warming planet

Propane, ammonia and carbon dioxide are rapidly displacing the hydrofluorocarbons in refrigerators and air-cons – and reducing greenhouse damage

Governor of California Gavin Newsom - seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate - blasted US President Donald Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil.

‘Trump is temporary’: California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight

WITH US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel a...

Emissions from the world’s biggest polluter have now been flat or falling for 18 straight months, said the analysis published by climate news specialist Carbon Brief.

China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study

CHINA’S CO2 emissions remained flat in the third quarter as power generation from solar energy surged and electric car use continued to grow, a study showed on Tuesday.

A forest is engulfed in flames as a wildfire rages near Fontjoncouse, southwestern France, Aug 6, 2025. The summer of 2025, marked by two heatwaves, was the third hottest on record in France since French weather forecast agency Meteo-France began measuring temperatures in 1900.

Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30

Brazil’s President warned that the battle against climate changed could be lost without a rapid move towards cleaner energy

The National Environment Agency says that International Carbon Credits (ICCs) are one of the pathways to achieve Singapore’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution and its 2050 net-zero ambition.

NEA appoints carbon-rating service providers to help meet 2030 climate targets

BeZero Carbon, Calyx Global and Sylvera will also support Singapore’s environmental integrity assessment of carbon credits

Guterres urged countries to mobilise funding to enable a global system of surveillance, known as Early Warning Systems, to protect people from extreme weather.

Global warming is pushing the planet to the brink, says UN Secretary General

He urged countries to implement disaster warning systems to protect people against extreme weather