SMX, SGX initiatives could pave way for carbon trading market EMA
September 7, 2010 by green team
Filed under Business, Green Reporter
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said initiatives by the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) to push energy trading platforms are encouraging and could pave the way for a carbon trading market here.
Diverse water sources key to food security
September 6, 2010 by green team
Filed under Business, Green Reporter
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
In a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), experts said Africa and Asia were likely to be hardest hit by unpredictable rainfall, and urged policymakers and farmers to try to find ways of diversifying sources of water.
via Diverse water sources key to food security: report – CNBC.
Search for greenest city in Asia
July 1, 2010 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
Would it be possible some other city trumps Singapore?
Which is the greenest city in Asia? The answer to this question will be known by the end of this year when the Asian Green City Index is out.
Siemens and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) announced that they are conducting an environmental performance study on 20 leading Asian cities from 11 countries.
The countries are China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam
Read more at The Star.
Our solar energy behind the clouds as India and China commit to targets
November 16, 2009 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
One question that some of us always ask is – how come we don’t have array after array of solar panels on our amazingly uniform HDB rooftops?
We import 100% of our fuel for electricity after all, so surely the incentive is there to be at least self-sufficient for power? We did barrage Marina Bay to help reduce our water purchasing from Malaysia didn’t we?
Apparently, them panels are still too expensive, and we do live in a country where everything has to make economic sense before they’re implemented.
In an almost absurd situation, the government is aiming to make the country a clean-energy hub – we will have the world’s largest solar panel factory plant (built by Norway’s REC) in 2015. But until there are better incentives to place these panels on our – albeit shared – roofs, almost every solar panel manufactured here will be exported. [Link]
No, it will be a completely absurd situation until we take the plunge and set clear renewable energy targets.
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — India is targeting generation of 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022, joining China as the two Asian nations that resist emission caps draft plans to boost renewable energy before next month’s global climate change talks.
