David Fogarty

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE - Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation on May 7 joined Singapore’s Keppel and investment platform GenZero in a climate initiative that aims to retire a Philippine coal plant early using funds from a new type of carbon credit backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The initiative, if successful, could be a model used to shut down dozens of other coal plants early around the globe, especially in Asia which is heavily reliant on the polluting fuel.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE - The World Economic Forum (WEF) and Singapore’s GenZero launched an initiative on May 5 aimed at boosting regional demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and to bolster the aviation sector’s climate credentials. A key mission of the Green Fuel Forward initiative is to scale up production of SAF, which the industry regards as a vital tool to cut the sector’s growing greenhouse gas emissions.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

The executive order opens up a new front in Mr Donald Trump’s America First policy that has upended global trade, diplomacy and foreign aid. PHOTO: ASHLEY GILBERTSON/NYTIMESUS President Donald Trump has been called many things. But a pirate? For now, that might be a stretch. But like all pirates, he has his eyes on a potentially rich prize – in this case, vast stores of critical minerals in the deep ocean that he says are vital for the US economy.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE – The world’s coral reefs – vital to fisheries and tourism – are facing the most prolonged and widespread bleaching event in recorded history, with over 80 per cent affected by marine heatwaves, a global reef preservation initiative said on April 23. In April 2024, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration of the United States (NOAA) and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) declared the world’s fourth global coral bleaching event – the second in a decade.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Audrey Tan

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Given the geopolitical headwinds on climate action, should countries start focusing on climate adaptation? There are two key prongs of climate action – mitigation, or efforts to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and adaptation, or taking steps to prepare for climate impacts.