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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. The Taxonomy utilises a “transition” category, acknowledging the unique challenges and needs of Asia’s shift towards a net zero economy amidst economic growth and increasing energy demands.

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Energy trilemma evolving to reflect new ambitions and threats

Smart Energy International

The World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma 2024 report reveals changing ambitions and new challenges facing global energy systems. Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats.

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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.

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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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Scientists unveil a plan to prevent the next pandemic (and save nature at the same time)

Grist

Governments could also start new programs of surveillance, monitoring particular “hotspots” like West Africa and Southeast Asia, where new diseases are most likely to emerge. According to the researchers, policymakers have to pass legislation that keeps high-risk species, like bats, pangolins, and rodents, out of markets.

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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.