S$8 Million Fund in Singapore for Eco Causes

We applaud the NEA’s efforts to encourage participation in eco-innovation. If you have a great green idea, make it happen! green team Singapore, 22 April 2009 – The National Environment Agency’s S$8 million 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) Fund was officially launched by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the [...]

The Economics of the Electric Car

by Kuo-Yi Lim, Ph.D The Electric Vehicle (EV) has taken center-stage recently as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional, petrol-powered cars. Unlike a hybrid car, which employs a combination of electricity (from batteries) and petrol to power its motion, a full EV is fully powered by batteries and requires plugging in to an electrical outlet for 4-8 [...]

Strategy 2020: The Green Road Map

                Learn about ADB’s 2020 strategy framework and their plans for environmentally sustainable global growth, climate change and other important initiatives for the next decade. green team The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released its second Sustainability Report detailing its continued work on promoting environmentally sustainable and socially [...]

Seven green jobs to get you through the recession

Hey like it or not, it’s a brave new world out there where the jobmarket has been turned upside down. Graduates and job seekers are switching from traditional, lucrative I-banking and finance-related positions to public policy and NGOs (non-govermental organizations) etc. The people at the Mother Nature Network explore 7 possible green jobs for your [...]

Alternative Energy

by the Singapore Environmental Council (www.sec.org) 1. Pressing energy needs of today Modern development is exceptionally dependent on the availability of energy. A steady and reliable supply of energy is fundamental for economic and social development, as well as progress for humanity. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that there currently exists almost 1.6 [...]

Biodiversity in Singapore

ONE MIGHT RAISE AN EYEBROW AT the statement that Singapore no longer aspires to be a garden city – but this is only because we have already achieved this goal, and our sights are now set on a more holistic aim – to go from an ideal ‘garden city’, to a vibrant, thriving City in [...]

Green Marketing – Buying Right

By: The Singapore Environment Council (www.sec.org) As consumer’s astuteness about their expectations from a product increases, the range of options available to them is also expanding rapidly. No longer is purchasing power limited by availability in local shops – with the rising popularity and convenience of online shopping, consumers have a much greater ability to [...]