by Abriel | Jun 1, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
As US President Donald Trump nears a final decision on the Paris climate agreement, top corporate executives are mounting a last-minute push aimed at persuading Mr Trump that the U.S. has more to lose from abandoning the accord. The appeals from chief executives come...
by Abriel | May 31, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Singtel is collaborating with local polytechnics to help heritage-brand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital technology. Riding on the 99% SME movement, this partnership aims to help preserve traditional businesses in Singapore. “Many SMEs...
by Abriel | May 30, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Both Mr Chua Weng Foo and Mr Gary Seow are dyslexics but are now successful entrepreneurs. Dyslexia is characterised as a reading disorder in which the brain has trouble properly processing language, making it difficult to spell, read quickly and write. But there...
by Abriel | May 29, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Heat trapped by dark-colored roads and buildings will cause cities’ costs for tackling global warming to be 2.6 times higher by driving up energy demand to keep citizens cool and by aggravating pollution. The “urban heat island effect”, under which...
by Abriel | May 28, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
The Maldives signed the Kyoto protocol to fight global warming and constructed sea walls using concrete tetrapods surrounding its capital. It also actively reclaimed land and launched many shore protection projects. The Netherlands government has dedicated over €400...
