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MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The Taxonomy aims to define green and transition economic activities to identify and allocate capital to sustainable projects and initiatives. Th announcement follows the final consultation paper that the Green Finance and Industry Taskforce released in February 2023. Davies , Farhana Sharmeen , Michael D. incompatible with a 1.5°C–aligned

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Advancing Sustainable Development with Planet, Part One

Planet Pulse

Planet’s tools and technologies are powering a new generation of sustainable development and climate solutions. This blog covers our work with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Advancing Sustainable Development with Planet, Part Two explores how our work enables corporate sustainability and sustainable finance.

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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade

Envirotec Magazine

They are also home to much of the world’s biodiversity, and regulate key aspects of the carbon cycle. In short, forests are vital in global and national efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss, and eradicate hunger and poverty. Around the world, 1.6 Changing rural demographics. The rise of the middle class.

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Soy scandals: Green groups raise alarm over deforestation impact of corporates' soy supply chains

Business Green

Green groups have today sought to raise the alarm over how soaring global demand for soy is fuelling deforestation and rising greenhouse gas emissions, with leading companies accused of failing to adequately deliver on sustainable supply chain pledges and crackdown on suppliers linked to forest clearances.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. VERGE 20 will be attended by more than 15,000 leaders, it will feature 300+ speakers.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.

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How can the world kick its oil habit?

Mr. Sustainability

How do we transition from fossil-based oil towards a sustainable future? This blog reveals why we are addicted, and provides a possible methadone that is needed to transform the transportation, buildings and industry sector. The article in the Financial Times however was incredible bullish on the oil and gas industry.