Countries around the world have pledged to meet Net Zero Emission to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Investing in renewable energy is one of the key strategies to help countries meet such targets. Renewable energy is energy generated from sources that are naturally replenished. These include solar,…
Every day, tonnes of waste are being thrown away. No big deal? The truth is, waste material is a big contributor to Climate Change and negatively impacts our Earth. In Singapore alone, about 6.94 million tonnes of solid waste was generated last year, with 16.3% contributed by paper waste, 11.7% by food waste,…
Are you a supplier of goods and services or third-party service provider at the upstream of the business value chain? If you are, your customers may have come knocking at your door to ask the following questions: Have you started to calculate your carbon footprint? What is your strategy to reduce or offset your…
Since the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, came into force on 4 November 20161, there has been increasing pressure for countries to meet the overall goal to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. As part of Singapore’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, the country has…
>>> It would cost S$100 billion to protect Singapore from rising sea levels. I sat up when Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the National Day Rally 2019 that it could cost Singapore S$100 billion or more over 100 years, to protect Singapore from rising sea levels. In my mind, I…