If China’s Green Leap Forward fails for whatever reason, it won’t be because of the lack of cash. Generally speaking, it has never been better to be a clean tech entrepreneur or project developer. Investment dollars are pouring in globally from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds, multinational corporations and development banks. Take […]

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The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder is an excellent book for all individuals and investors who are interested in clean […]

Minister of State S. Iswaran spoke about keeping our energy prices competitive, ensuring energy security, and developing the clean energy sector at Monday’s Committee of Supply Debate by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). The “S” word - Solar and Subsidies, was mentioned in his speech and covered in several newspaper reports. The full speech […]

Last Friday, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Water Resources, delivered the speeches at the Committee of Supply Debate in Parliament. They gave an update of what the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has done over the […]

National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan spoke yesterday in Parliament on the newly-formed Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development. According to the Straits Times, the committee involving various ministries will release a 10-year roadmap next year to address sustainable development in Singapore.
In his speech, Mr Mah stressed that: “We need to remind ourselves that sustainable development is still […]

Sometimes, we are hurt by comments that tell us the truth. We find them unpleasant even if they are spoken for our own good. We often ignore them or try to dispel them. Recently, there are some comments about Singapore’s efforts in energy and climate change:
Today reported the following comments by National University of Singapore Associate Professor […]

ASEAN Member Countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand signed the Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment yesterday at the Third East Asia Summit (EAS) in Singapore. The Declaration reaffirms the need for countries in East Asia to tackle the “interrelated challenges of climate change, energy security and other environmental […]

In Hong Kong, a leading supermarket chain has started charging customers an optional 20 Hong Kong cents each for a biodegradable shopping bag. This is in response to the government’s plan to introduce an environmental levy of 50 Hong Kong cents each on plastic shopping bags soon. More on the news from The Straits Times website. […]

ASEAN leaders signed the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Sustainability yesterday at the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore. The Declaration signifies ASEAN member countries’ concern of the environment and climate change, and the need to ensure environmental sustainability while pursuing economic development. The leaders pledged to address issues on environmental protection and management, responding to climate change, […]

At the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore, ASEAN leaders signed the ASEAN Charter today, giving ASEAN a legal personality and more accountability. The Charter sets the institutional changes for ASEAN to meet future challenges as it celebrates its 40th anniversary since its’ founding in 1967. In the Charter, one of the purposes of ASEAN is:
To promote sustainable development […]

The Clean and Green Singapore Jamboree event was held at Bishan Park yesterday. Jamboree means noisy celebration and we saw some of that especially at the games area. There were the usual exhibits and booths by the various government agencies, volunteer groups and companies. We found some interesting stuff at the event:
Bike to work: iwant2bike2work encouraging cyclists […]

UNEP recently published the comprehensive fourth Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4) report which “assesses the current state of the global atmosphere, land, water and biodiversity, describes the changes since 1987, and identifies priorities for action.”
The report concluded that progress has been made in some straightforward problems but persistent problems remain, which could threaten […]

At AsiaIsGreen, we are fans of Korea’s green efforts. So we are delighted when The Sunday Times published an article, Koreans trash the waste problem, which gave an insightful introduction to recycling in Korea.
We are most impressed with the recycling in restaurants and fast food outlets. Plastic containers and cups are replaced with paper products […]

This recent press release from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) gives us hope that countries can get together and do something to tackle climate change. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Montreal/Nairobi, 22 September 2007 - An historic agreement to tackle the twin challenges of protecting the ozone layer and combating […]

The Carbon Tax Center defines a carbon tax as “a tax on the carbon content of fuels - effectively a tax on the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels”. A carbon tax is based on the polluter pays principle, which current fossil fuel usage does not take into account. Companies and consumers currently do […]