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Power wheeling can drive corporate investments and advance Indonesia’s renewable energy goals. Allowing private firms to sell clean power directly to consumers via PLN's networks could help the country meet its targets without burdening the national budget and to let the state-owned electricity utility focus on grid modernisation.
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Nov 6, 2024 · Gogoro co-founder and CEO: The tougher the problem, the better it is to solve. In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream. 18 May 2022.
8 brands called out for greenwashing in 2020 - Eco-Business
Dec 18, 2020 · Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr.
The Seabin won't swallow Asia’s plastic pollution problem—but it’s …
Apr 11, 2018 · How effective is the Seabin? The Seabin is considerably smaller than the average municipal garbage bin, and can hold 20kg of debris at a time. It is not designed for the open ocean, and is best suited to the calm waters of ports and marinas, such as the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, where the Seabin was deployed for the first time in Asia on Tuesday.
What is sustainable rubber? | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
May 21, 2019 · In a nutshell, sustainable rubber farming makes rubber cultivation profitable while minimising harm for people and the planet, and GPSNR aims to chart a course for the rubber industry that avoids the problems that have blighted the agricultural sector: deforestation, land grabbing and human rights violations. 3.
Malaysia's energy transition: Catalyst projects to accelerate …
Dec 4, 2023 · There is currently nothing more damaging to our planet’s climate today than the consistent burning of coal, oil and gas worldwide. Fossil fuels are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions, according to figures from the United Nations.
Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore
Jan 11, 2021 · 2. Recycling rates are extremely low, and much of it is exported. Despite awareness-raising campaigns to encourage a 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) mindset, and designating 2019 as a ‘Year towards zero waste’, Singapore’s domestic recycling rate dropped from 22 per cent in 2018 to 17 per cent in 2019 – only 4 per cent of plastic and 18 ...
From red to green: Energy infrastructure company Yinson’s ...
Oct 24, 2023 · The oil and gas industry, as the largest contributor to climate change alongside coal, faces immense pressure in a changing energy economy. Its traditional business model is under pressure, yet it has had to navigate complex choices against the backdrop of great uncertainties about the type of energy transition activities that are viable, especially if companies in the industry want to be ...
Enterprise Singapore launches Enterprise Sustainability …
Oct 4, 2021 · Programme expected to benefit more than 6,000 enterprises over next four years. The Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) was launched today by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry, to support Singapore businesses on sustainability initiatives, and to capture new opportunities in the green Enterprise Singapore will set aside up to S$180 million for the programme, which is ...