global warming

THE BROAD VIEW

Singapore can show Asean how to cool cities without air-conditioning

2026-08-07T23:00:00.000Z
Construction company Hwa Seng Builder has adopted measures to mitigate heat stress during outdoor work. This is to safeguard workers’ well-being and maintain current levels of productivity.
BRUNCH

Beating the heat: Singapore tackles business risks of warmer weather

2026-08-07T06:00:00.000Z
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, climate tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.

Pension funds try to come to grips with the scariest global warming scenario

2026-07-19T14:02:09.000Z
The old technology uses less electricity than centralised air conditioners is a major advantage for a resource-starved country.

Singapore brings back 19th-century tech to beat warming climate

2026-06-09T00:06:31.000Z
When Singapore tightens its building codes or introduces new heat-mitigation standards for migrant workers, it also fosters the development of high-value IP.

Singapore is showing why cooling is the next investment asset

2026-05-31T10:00:00.000Z
Organic waste accounts for about two-thirds of all waste produced in Bali.

Bali residents take to burning trash as landfill rules change

2026-04-16T02:01:33.000Z
Operating all aircraft at the manufacturers’ maximum seating capacity would reduce global aircraft emissions by between 26 and 57%, a new study notes.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions

2026-02-24T02:52:36.000Z
In domestic refrigerators, HFCs have almost been eliminated in favour of isobutane. Those in supermarkets and convenience stores are shifting to ammonia and carbon dioxide.

BBQ gas is helping to cool a warming planet

2025-11-20T10:58:19.000Z
Governor of California Gavin Newsom - seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate - blasted US President Donald Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil.

‘Trump is temporary’: California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight

2025-11-11T22:03:35.000Z
Emissions from the world’s biggest polluter have now been flat or falling for 18 straight months, said the analysis published by climate news specialist Carbon Brief.

China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study

2025-11-11T01:52:33.000Z