climate change

SINGAPORE (June 3): Earlier this month, a bleak global assessment of the shocking state of life on Earth made headlines worldwide. According to the report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), abo

SINGAPORE (Apr 29): Green bonds could be a key tool to finance the fight against climate change. But good luck getting your hands on one, or figuring out exactly what it is worth.

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Most investors have traditionally focused on ensuring their portfolios generated the maximum amount of returns on their capital. But attitudes, especially among institutional investors, are changing. The focus now is on mitigating risk

Climate change deniers will not go away anytime soon. But the damage is real, and investors should follow the smart money and push for their portfolios to be prepped for the risks that worsening natural disasters and extreme temperatures bring.

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): The solution to human-induced climate change is finally in clear view. Thanks to rapid advances in zero-carbon energy technologies and sustainable food systems, the world can realistically end greenhouse-gas emissions by mid-century at

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “overweight” stance on the oil and gas (O&G) sector given the recent oil price rally, which has driven up O&G stocks to directly benefit oil majors leading the rally.

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): A record-breaking 57% of chief executive officers (CEOs) believe global economic growth will improve in the next 12 months, according to the latest data from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 21st survey of almost 1,300 CEOs around the world.

(Oct 11): Europe's wine production has dropped to levels unseen since World War II as extreme weather battered top producers Italy, France, Spain and Germany, the main farmers' union said Tuesday.

HONG KONG (June 2): President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Paris accord has just handed China’s President Xi Jinping a golden opportunity to burnish his country’s image as a clean-energy innovator and global leader in the drive to avoid possi

NEW YORK (April 26): Electric cars are coming fast -- and that’s not just the opinion of carmakers anymore. Total SA, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now saying EVs may constitute almost a third of new-car sales by the end of the next de