Sustainability
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Budget 2022: Singapore to gradually increase carbon tax to reach net-zero target ‘by or around mid-century’
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s carbon tax will be gradually increased to S$50 to S$80 per tonne of emissions by 2030, to meet…
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Wind energy is turning into the industrial heart of England
KINGSTON UPON HULL: On the banks of the River Humber in northern England, the winds of change are blowing through…
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Power storage is the next big net zero challenge
In 2020, data from National Grid ESO, the UK’s national grid operator, and Exelon Corp showed that while wind generated up…
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Farmers are testing microbes to feed crops as climate pressures mount and costs rise
Tech companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars, including support from agricultural heavyweights like Bayer AG, to develop agricultural…
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Energy efficiency ratings aren’t actually predicting energy efficiency
There’s a secret dogging British buildings with some of the most coveted environmental ratings: On paper they’re green, but scratch…
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What comes after the congestion charge in London?
When it was introduced in 2003, the congestion charge in London made history: the British capital was the first major…
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PAP MPs submit second parliamentary motion on climate change; proposals include stepped carbon tax
SINGAPORE: A special academy to prepare Singaporeans for jobs in the green sector and a stepped carbon tax on businesses…
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Thai farmers fear loss of land to mega-industrial area
BAN PHO, Thailand: U bon Chansoi has lived in a modest wooden house in rural Thailand for about 60 years,…
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