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British business slows climate action, sees government net zero agenda as unrealistic

Funds mobilised the most blended finance capital in 2024, Convergence data shows.
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ESG Insights

Issue 149: Funds take lion’s share of global blended finance volumes; Singapore upgrades sustainability reporting training syllabus

Climate adaptation and resilience will need US$500 billion to US$1.3 trillion of funding globally every year until 2030, Temasek estimates.
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Issue 147: GIC, Temasek find adaptation opportunities; Singapore, Malaysia grow private green finance

CMG20240807-ChanBK02/陈斌勤/Archive - HDB flats among greenery. Tags - finance budget economy HDB flats construction greenery forest MRT environment.
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Private green investments in South-east Asia rise 43% to US$8 billion in 2024: report

Generic photo for stories regarding Green Buildings and Sustainable Buildings. Part of Singapore Green Plan 2030 to change the way people live, work, study and play
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Why sustainable equity investors should pay attention to Singapore

In 2023, Harita Nickel’s directly generated emissions rose as less of its consumed energy came from renewables.
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ESG Insights

Issue 142: Singapore banks catch flak for coal-powered nickel; more green lawyers expected

The National Parks Board (NParks) opened the 0.5 ha Pek Kio Park on Jan 18, 2025.
Opinion & Features

A living laboratory for future urban solutions

The Harrison Power Station, a coal-fired power plant owned by FirstEnergy that was built in the early 1970s and uses approximately 5 million tons of coal annually, in Haywood, West Virginia, March 10, 2025.
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Trump administration unveils sweeping environment rollbacks

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen prepares for the weekly college of commissioners at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
Opinion & Features

EU’s era-defining Clean Industrial Deal for business

At a time of rising protectionism, pursuing open trade requires the establishment of a special green free-trade arrangement, involving sharp reductions in tariffs and non-tariff barriers on goods and services that deliver environmental and climate benefits.
Opinion & Features

Green free trade in a protectionist age

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