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November 19, 2024

Singapore, EU, China collaborate on multi-jurisdiction green financing taxonomy

Singapore’s sustainable finance taxonomy is aligned with those of the EU and China after it was launched at the end of last year. This alignment will serve as a framework for investors to assess green economic activities across these three regions.
September 10, 2024

How far has Apple reduced carbon emissions in its latest products?

The carbon reduction progress for the new Apple Watch and iPhone models is quite limited, highlighting that corporate decarbonization cannot make significant strides in a short period, even for the world's most valuable brands.
August 26, 2024

Singapore firms turn to EV, clean cookstoves carbon credits from Ghana

To reduce carbon tax expenditures, Singaporean companies, under government encouragement, have begun focusing on developing carbon credits in Ghana.
August 23, 2024

Tech giants’ RE100 commitments under fire amid unbundled REC controversy

The RE100 goal can be achieved through RECs with unbundled certificates, meaning that tech companies can claim to use renewable energy by purchasing certificates, even if they are not actually using electricity generated by renewable sources.
July 22, 2024

Truth behind Amazon's 100% renewable energy claim

Amazon has released the 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting a significant milestone of achieving 100% renewable energy use, seven years ahead of its 2030 target. However, this achievement has been met with skepticism from within the company.
June 28, 2024

How to cut emissions from ‘big sport’?

With the 2024 Euros and Paris Olympics vowing to be greener, the focus shifts to the challenges of cutting emissions from major sporting events.
May 24, 2024

U.S. regulator to issue carbon credit guidance to combat greenwashing and market turmoil

To mitigate the turmoil in the carbon credit market caused by the frequent occurrence of greenwashing incidents, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is expected to finalize guidelines for carbon credits as early as September. These guidel
May 06, 2024

EU targets greenwashing in aviation industry amid growing environmental concerns

The European Union continues its relentless campaign against corporate greenwashing, with its latest move aimed at the major carbon emitter aviation industry.
May 03, 2024

EU parliament approves law to ban certain single-use plastic packaging

As part of the EU’s effort to curb the increasing waste from packaging, the European Parliament has approved a law that will ban certain single-use plastic packaging.
April 23, 2024

Carbon capture can help reduce Singapore’s emissions, but huge challenges remain

The Singapore government has said that it will boost research and development in carbon capture and storage (CCS). However, to scale up the technology, there are still many obstacles, leading some question whether CCS can be a long-term solution.

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