
Audrey Tan
Assistant News Editor at The Straits Times
always watching the climate, our oceans & nature
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6 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
SINGAPORE – An ocean of business opportunities lies in the biodiversity-rich waters of the Asia-Pacific, and a regional coalition was launched in Singapore on May 8 to help start-ups in the region scale up their ideas. These start-ups have ideas or business models that are profitable or have the potential to generate profit, while also contributing to ocean health. Examples include seaweed farming to reduce nutrient pollution, offshore wind power generation and coral restoration initiatives.
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6 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
SINGAPORE – Despite faltering climate action around the world, Singapore recognises the urgent need to tackle the crisis, and is signalling that it has the commitment and the right policies to draw in the green dollar. This was the message to global investors during Ecosperity Week, the flagship sustainability conference organised by Singapore investment firm Temasek between May 5 and 8. It was conveyed in a few ways.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
SINGAPORE – Hazard warning systems, flood pumps and barriers as well as emergency medical services are among the solutions identified in a new report as having the most investment potential over the next five years, as the world prepares to grapple with the impacts of climate change.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan |Chin Shan
SINGAPORE - From one election to the next, the PSP has gone from being a political upstart with two Non-Constituency MP seats in Parliament to an opposition party with an unclear future. The party fielded 13 candidates in six constituencies, and lost all of them – including West Coast-Jurong West GRC where it was said to have the best chances of winning.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
SINGAPORE – Escalating climate change impacts will drive demand for adaptation strategies like flood protection and cooling systems, which by 2050 could make up a sizeable investment opportunity worth US$9 trillion (S$11.7 trillion). This is up from the current US$2 trillion investment opportunity for this sector, according to a new report by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.
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Regional chapter of WEF initiative launched to support ocean impact start-ups in Asia-Pacific https://t.co/ohpnN2AY1a

Hazard alerts among climate adaptations with big investment potential: Report https://t.co/ah4JBHiB6q

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: April: Eyeing climate change impacts to boost adaptation https://t.co/dROWqU3wV2 via @LinkedIn