Eco-Business: News, Opinion, Jobs, Events, Press Releases and Research for topic Energy

• Extreme heatwaves pose spreading threat
  Rising temperatures mean that heatwaves will become hotter, more frequent, last longer and will cover much wider areas.  Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate at the University of Maine, US.
• Can laboratories get smarter when it comes to sustainability?
  Research laboratories can consume up to 100 times as much energy as office space of the same size. Is smart technology the solution to boosting energy efficiency without compromising safety?
• China’s largest coal power plants lagging in response to climate risks, says new study
  Compared to their global and regional counterparts, China’s coal giants have no clear strategies in transitioning to clean energy, despite government mandates on capping coal use, a Singapore-based consultancy firm found.
• The energy transformation is not happening fast enough
  Political will and an enabling policy environment are needed for the global renewable energy transition to pick up pace, writes Arabesque's Georg Kell.
• ‘What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic’—why the north pole matters to Asia
  Eco-Business' new exhibition explores the link between melting ice sheets and communities in Asia. One of its defining images: The carcass of a reindeer that likely starved to death after getting its antlers entangled in a fishing net.
• Asia’s thirsty coal-fired power plants face water scarcity
  Coal-fired power plants that demand enormous amounts of water to cool down will prove to be an unsustainable source of electricity in the long run.
• Air quality app goes dark in Vietnam as hazardous haze hits Hanoi
  Air quality app AirVisual abruptly went out of use after seriously unhealthy air pollution hit the Vietnamese capital. AirVisual says it was subject to a coordinated cyber attack from unknown actors.
• Hundreds protest pollution from coal-fired power plant in Indonesian village
  Since 2016, residents of the Indonesian village of Winong have blamed the Cilacap plant and its Jakarta-based operator for polluting their air and depleting the water table.
• Can cities save the world?
  By 2050 two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, and that infrastructure could be the key to managing the climate crisis, if we act now.
• Future or fantasy: Are floating cities the next stage of Singapore's urban development?
  Will this eco-friendly, self-sustaining floating city provide more land for Singapore’s development, or remain mere fantasy?
• Youth not wasted on the young who fight for climate justice
  Alongside Greta Thunberg, who recently delivered a powerful address at the United Nations Climate Summit, a generation of young change makers are taking matters into their own hands and offering solutions to the climate crisis.
• Tall, flexible, and digitally connected: A peek at the buildings of the future
  What will buildings and cities of the future look like in the face of global megatrends like climate change? Eco-Business gazes into the crystal ball with industry experts at the recent International Built Environment Week in Singapore.
• Is blockchain an overhyped tool for Asia's energy transition?
  Blockchain already features in energy projects from South Africa to Singapore, but questions linger over its significance in the overall energy landscape. What was the final word when industry experts came together for an animated debate?
• Filipinos march for a ban on coal expansion
  A collective of 50 civic society groups are calling on the president to enact an executive order to stop more coal-fired power plants from being built in the climate-vulnerable country.
• Will Asia's banks join the movement to decarbonise shipping?
  Chinese, Japanese and Korean banks are among the shipping industry’s top lenders. A new framework to promote low-carbon shipping needs Asian players on board for wider impact.
• 2.2m jobs by 2030: Clean energy's employment promise for Asean
  As Southeast Asia moves to power its people in more responsible ways, career opportunities are set to become greener and fairer. But are workers ready to fill the clean energy jobs springing up across the coal-reliant region?
• Amazon’s electric trucks: US$20 billion turning point for sustainable shipping
  The American retail giant announces its purchase of 100,000 electric trucks from US electric-vehicle startup Rivian as part of its effort to eliminate the carbon footprint of the company by 2030.
• Can Asia's climate-cooked cities beat the heat?
  As global temperatures rise, concrete jungles are packing the heat and putting the lives of urban dwellers at risk. In this special report, Eco-Business finds out how Asia's metropolises are coping with hotter weather.
• Ocean holds solutions to help tackle climate change, report finds
  Five actions could deliver one-fifth of the emissions cuts needed to keep global warming to 1.5C.
• Singaporeans push government to set tougher emissions targets in first ever climate rally
  Though no match for the size of the annual gay rights rally, about 2,000 people came out in support of tougher targets to reduce the rich city-state's carbon emissions. A pro-fossil fuels campaigner also made an appearance.