by Abriel | Jan 24, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
With 2016 devoted largely to getting the Paris Agreement ratified and entering into force, attention is now turning to its implementation, alongside the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Established to service the international climate negotiating process,...
by Abriel | Jan 20, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Xi Jinping, the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. His appearance came at an important moment for China, as it increasingly takes on a global leadership role, including and critically on climate change. In his speech,...
by Christie Lee | Jan 14, 2017 | 2017, Responsible Consumption & Production
The disposable age along with increasing affluence, is resulting in a rising tide of waste generated in Singapore. Since domestic helper Cherryann-Lynn Santos, 36, started working for a family in Singapore nine years ago, she has been “shopping” at the...
by Abriel | Jan 6, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Climate-related disasters are on an alarming trajectory. The 2010s may well go down as the decade when the trendline of these events headed aggressively north after a noticeable rise in their intensity and frequency since the 1970s. The underlying link to all this is...
by Christie Lee | Jan 1, 2017 | 2017, ST Singaporean of the Year 2016
The Singaporean of the Year award is back for the second time and more than 3,600 votes have been cast as of last Friday morning for the 12 candidates shortlisted for the award . Supported by UBS Singapore, the award seeks to recognise Singaporeans who have put the...
