Despite near-term volatility, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund sees closer trade ties between China and developing countries as a long-term tailwind for investments into clean energy technologies.
The award recognises outstanding professionals and youths in Asia Pacific who are driving change across policy, business and society. Judges say clarity of vision and strength in project execution are key attributes they will look out for.
Lawrence Wong says the government will reorganise itself to “provide greater emphasis” on looking at how atomic energy can be tapped. He downplayed the potential of hydrogen.
With a Singapore central bank-backed utility offering free Scope 1 and 2 disclosure tools, startups in the increasingly crowded space need to “re-rationalise” their business models amid a funding winter, with more consolidation expected.