The Energy Market Authority's first Distinguished Speaker Programme of the year kicks off with Dr Noeleen Heyzer, the Executive Secretary of ESCAP, on
The deal sealed at the recent Durban climate change talks to develop a legally binding climate agreement holds much promise, but more immediate policy action and collaboration is crucial to ensure the sustainable growth of the energy sector.
By McKinsey Global Institute | Republished 13 December 2011
McKinsey Sustainability & Resource Productivity Practice produces a sustainability report on the world’s resources
By Dr Anis H Bajrektarevic, University of Applied Sciences IMC-Krems | Republished 13 April 2012
Climate change has hit the Arctic more widely than other regions. Yet this threat to the environment has also given rise to economic opportunities for the world.
By Nicholas Fang and Henrick Tsjeng, Singapore Institute of International Affairs | Republished 27 February 2012
Singapore's new Budget plan to promote diesel vehicles may lead to massive surge in other pollutants. Are we looking at a hazardous tradeoff?
By Ong Suan Ee, RSIS | Republished 17 February 2012
The world's biggest summit on environment and development in 20 years will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June this year. What are the opportunities and challenges for this global multilateral effort towards cultivating a green economy?
By Paul P.S. Teng, RSIS | Republished 17 February 2012
Rio de Janeiro will host the third Earth Summit, or "Rio+20", in June this year--20 years after the first Earth Summit in 1992. At Rio+20, all governments will be asked to rededicate themselves to the goal of a "green economy". How will ASEAN respond to this significant event and its challenges?
By J Jackson Ewing, RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies | Republished 8 February 2012
While COP17 did take steps to address some important foundational fracture points, the divisions that have long defined climate change diplomacy will not dissipate quickly. This insight article reckons policymakers would do well to consider this likelihood when accounting for the trajectory of future climatic changes.
By IEEJ Japan Energy Brief | Republished 31 January 2012
With only three nuclear plants out of 54 operating by end January 2012, and due to stop by end April, Japan's nuclear energy outlook remains unclear.
The UN climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, has bestowed Singapore's Building and Construction Authority (BCA) with the "Regional Leadership Award", in recognition of its green building masterplan.
