Climate change
MND, SUTD launch S$30 million Built Environment AI Centre of Excellence
Artificial intelligence-driven solutions will be aimed at addressing key challenges in the sector
World’s food security is facing a triple threat
Humanity’s risk of starvation is going up with falling crop yields, strained water supplies and restrictive food trade
Carbon tax: Where Singapore stands in a world divided on price
From a whopping US$160 to just above US$0.70, the price of a tonne of carbon is set to remain at extremes globally
Issue 179: No longer the poorer cousin of mitigation?
This week in ESG: Growing momentum in adaptation financing
Issue 178: Asia’s perennial problem of underinsurance
This week in ESG: Only 12.3 per cent of the region’s natural disaster losses were insured
How Wall Street turned its back on climate change
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed
Only 12.3% of natural disaster losses in Asia-Pacific for 2025 were insured: Munich Re
This makes it one of the least insured regions against natural disasters
Jakarta is now the world’s largest city, but it isn’t ready for the challenges
A new UN report highlights the rise of Asia’s megacities and the urgent need for them to have the infrastructure for climate resilience
We can’t innovate our way out of the climate crisis
Beyond a single issue, it has worked its way into every facet of our world
Bankers get a dire warning from Jane Austen’s final book
As climate change advances, failing to prepare one’s business or move with the times can be ruinous
