climate change

SINGAPORE (Sept 30): Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist, has dominated headlines for much of the past week. Thunberg gave an emotionally charged speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept 23, where she accused wor

Even as Singapore prioritises shoring up its defences against rising sea levels — a result of climate change — the city state has yet to establish a law on environmental impact assessment

(Sept 23): From Beijing’s gridlocked ring-roads to Delhi’s urban sprawl, Asia is home to three of the planet’s five most-polluting countries, as well as more than one-third of its wealthiest citizens.

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): “I don’t want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to the scientists. And then I want you to take real action.” – 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg addressing the US Congress on Sept 19.

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Southeast Asia is lagging behind in sustainability efforts despite being most vulnerable to climate change, say experts at the BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): By year-end, a new strategy focused on the entire food value chain may be made available to investors in Singapore. Amundi-owned subsidiary CPR Asset Management, which has assets under management of more than €47.5 billion ($72 bill

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): The Swedish climate truthsayer Greta Thunberg has set sail for the US in a zero-emissions racing yacht to generate waves in a different part of the world — including at next month’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): “This is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago. Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one.” — US President Donald Trump on the ongoing trade war with China.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): When 33-year-old Jeremy Tan first visited the Netherlands as an engineering undergraduate about a decade ago, he was mesmerised by the beauty of the countryside, with its iconic windmills and canals.

SINGAPORE (Aug 21): For decades, the financial industry has been accused of not taking climate risks seriously. A new report by conservation organisation WWF suggests that Asean banks, in particular, are dragging their feet on the issue.