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Singapore is fighting rising seas to save $70 bil in real estate
Roughly one-third of Singapore is less than 16 feet above sea level, low enough for flooding to cause punishing financial losses.
October 10, 2023
Environmental, Social and Governance
Singapore real estate face 46% rise in physical damage losses by 2030 if climate change unabated: study
Material risks for real estate include rainfall-induced flooding and extreme heat events, leading to higher repair costs.
June 13, 2023
Climate change
Collaboration and partnership position Singapore as climate champion
With the right action, Singapore can become an invaluable collaborator and regional champion of green economic growth.
December 11, 2020
Sustainability
Climate inaction
SINGAPORE (Sept 30): Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist, has dominated headlines for much of the past week. Thunberg gave an emotionally charged speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept 23, where she accused wor
September 27, 2019
Sustainability
Climate change debate heats up for businesses as Singapore shores up defence against rising sea levels
SINGAPORE (Aug 26): When 33-year-old Jeremy Tan first visited the Netherlands as an engineering undergraduate about a decade ago, he was mesmerised by the beauty of the countryside, with its iconic windmills and canals.
August 23, 2019
National Day Rally 2019
No need yet for economic stimulus, PM says, as Singapore looks to infrastructure for the future
SINGAPORE (Aug 19): Even as Singapore teeters on the edge of a technical recession, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says there’s no need yet for immediate economic stimulus measures.
August 19, 2019