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Interview – Singapore, Asia’s newest emerging geothermal market

ThinkGeoEnergy

In September 2023, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) called for proposals for a nationwide non-invasive survey in Singapore , signaling increased interest in geothermal exploration. Indicative use cases for geothermal energy based on temperature and depth The geometrical extent of the potential hot rock remains unknown.

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Why 5G Standalone is a key ingredient in enabling the UK's net zero transition

Business Green

Partner Insight: Vodafone's Nicki Lyons explains the environmental benefits a 5G Standalone network could bring to traditionally carbon intensive industries We often hear people and organisations talk about net zero - from consumers and businesses to governments and NGOs. The need for scalable solutions is pressing.

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How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.

Grist

Thousands of acres of forest, and the carbon-dense peat soils beneath, have gone up in flames, clearing the way for rows of oil palm trees. In 2011, the government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that it would stop handing out forest land for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is a dirty word for many environmentalists.

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Bayer Joins Greentown Labs’ Corporate Partner Network

Greentown Labs

Greentown Labs has a decade-long track record of supporting climatetech entrepreneurs as they scale technologies, and sees meaningful opportunities to advance agtech innovation around food and soil, digital tools and monitoring, and farmer resilience and equity. Learn more about them here. ###. billion in funding. billion euros.

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Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide

Business Green

Launched by the German government in 2011, the Bonn Challenge centres on a global goal to encourage national and regional governments around the world to together bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land into restoration by 2020, rising to 350 million hectares by 2030. We have put the building blocks in place," he said.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Thus far we have made investments towards reducing the climate impact of our food, industrial production, and energy systems, and we are eager to make more. Business Intelligence is the use of historical and current data to provide actionable insights to drive immediate and future business decisions. Why Climate Intelligence?

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Against the grain

Envirotec Magazine

Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event. It also investigated how to measure plastics levels in composts, digestates and soils, and what process interventions are available to reduce it.