by Abriel | Mar 5, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Ant Forest, a mini-app on Alipay, plants trees for users when they make greener choices in daily consumption. Instead, behind the hit go-green initiative is Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Alibaba – the technology giant that turned China into today’s...
by Abriel | Feb 28, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action
Climate change is endangering fish worldwide, shrinking populations by up to 35% in coastal regions near China and Japan, scientists say. Ocean warming has led to a 4% global decline in sustainable catches, the greatest amount of fish that can be caught without...
by Abriel | Feb 19, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2019
The Government will be investing in infrastructure in a big way and developing long-term plans to protect the country against climate change, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday. But individuals must also change their ways and work towards a more...
by Abriel | Dec 19, 2018 | 2018, Causes Week 2018, Climate Action
It started as a school paper on local waste management that earned three Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduates an ‘A’ grade last year (2017). But it didn’t end there as the trio saw real-life potential in it. In less than a year, the engineering...
by Abriel | Oct 14, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action
The release of the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report showed that even half a degree Celsius of extra warming will affect every nation, if world leaders do not take any actions. The urgency stems from the fact that decades of data showed that...
by Abriel | Oct 12, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action
Bukit Panjang Community Club (CC) has ramped up its green efforts by launching a free permanent exhibition explaining the importance of sustainability. Issues such as energy and water efficiency in buildings, biodiversity in urban landscapes, reducing food waste,...
