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Polisi & Kewangan
Lack of job growth for Bangladesh’s youth fuels campus protests
Mass student-led protests against changes in government jobs quotas highlight deep economic challenges faced by youth.
Karbon & Cuaca
Singapore can achieve net zero well before 2050, we should help our neighbours to decarbonise: Activist Ho Xiang Tian
The Sustainability Leadership A-List Youth winner tells Eco-Business about the Singapore he wants to see: a carbon-neutral decarbonisation pioneer that has stopped financing fossil fuels in Southeast Asia.
Bandar-bandar
‘Frugal innovation’ and ‘boring solutions’ can best accelerate climate action, say experts
Companies should approach climate solutions as a “portfolio management exercise”, and look for short-term wins by tweaking their operations, said industry leaders.
Tenaga
Singapore universities making ‘little to no progress’ phasing out fossil fuels influence: activists
The city-state's top universities have largely ignored calls to divest from fossil fuels. In some cases, their campuses have become more entrenched with Big Oil since a student divestment campaign began in 2017, a new study finds.
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Polisi & Kewangan
Need human rights research? Talk to the Global South
If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift.
Polisi & Kewangan
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions.
Karbon & Cuaca
As key stakeholders in higher education, students should have greater say in decision-making
In Asian universities, students often have little say about what happens on campus. As student divestment groups in the region gain momentum, it’s time for universities to listen to what their students have to say about issues that will affect their future.
Makanan & Pertanian
Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s hub for alternative protein?
Singapore is the first country in the world to approve cell-based meat, but that’s just one of the five reasons why the city-state is well-positioned to provide an enabling environment for food tech innovators to thrive.
Polisi & Kewangan
Unleashing the climate market
Bandar-bandar
The Covid city
Makanan & Pertanian
Stimulating Brazil’s bioeconomy
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Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University is building the region’s first model electricity grid that can tap and distribute power from multiple energy sources, including fossil fuels and renewable energy.
A student coalition in Santa Clara University in California is urging the school board to discontinue its investments in fossil fuel companies through a catchy music video called "Divest It Like It's Hot".
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National University of Singapore
NTU, NUS, and Temasek to invest $75 million in commercialisation of deep tech ventures
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability
Agriculture and Halal literacy to the surface: Helping agriculture grow to new heights
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Carbon offsetting in higher education
