Cutting carbon a new focus area for Singapore under five-year research masterplan
< 1 minute of reading The Straits Times has reported on several exciting new initiatives planned through the new Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 plan that the government of Singapore announced on Friday, December 11th. The RIE plan allocates …
The Power of Efficient Cooling
< 1 minute of reading The Economist’s Intelligence Unit has reported that a global transition to net-zero emissions can be accomplished better and more quickly by focusing on efficient cooling. HVAC systems are major producers of greenhouse gas emissions because …
Energy Efficiency Can Help Us Emerge from the Pandemic
< 1 minute of reading Lara Ettenson, the director of the Energy Efficiency Initiative at NRDC, writes that the COVID-19 crisis and issues of energy efficiency are closely related. Energy saving programs can lower consumers’ bills, create healthier living situations, …
Energy Efficiency Should Be Publicized More Than Renewables
< 1 minute of reading Francisco Zalduendo, a business strategist and renewable energy expert, writes about how the state of California created the California Energy Commission (CEC) after the United States had suffered from a recession and several energy scares …
200 of world’s largest corporations commit to net zero emissions by 2050, reverse biodiversity loss and fight inequality
< 1 minute of reading Eco-Business recently reported that over 200 of the world’s biggest and most influential companies have committed to a new goal of net zero emissions in just 30 years.The World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) …
Major investment firm dumps Exxon, Chevron and Rio Tinto stock
< 1 minute of reading The Guardian reports that Storebrand, an EU investor worth over $90B USD, has just dumped all of its stocks in several fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against green policies and climate change action. Storebrand …
