Bezos Earth Fund welcomes Paul Bodnar and Noël Bakhtian

Paul Bodnar Noël Bakhtian

The Bezos Earth Fund welcomes Paul Bodnar as Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy and Dr. Noël Bakhtian as Director of Tech Acceleration, adding to its growing team of experts working to fight climate change and protect and restore nature. Paul Bodnar joins the Earth Fund after serving as BlackRock’s Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Head of Sustainability […]

University students behind Carbonlink launches Carbonisbad against climate change

On January 5, 2023, the team of university students behind Carbonlink launched Carbonisbad, a revolutionary platform that promotes individualized action against climate change. Users can visit the official website of carbonisbad to take the emissions calculator, understand their footprint, and select projects they wish to support through subscribing to the monthly payment plan. They can then subscribe […]

Singapore’s SGD35Bln Green Sovereign Bond bolsters Sustainable Finance Capacity

Singapore’s planned Initiative to sell up to SGD35 Billion in ‘Green Bonds’ through 2030 will support for development of the nation’s sustainable financing capabilities, stated the Fitch Ratings. This development will also be focused on aiding the government’s initiatives to establish a green ‘taxonomy’, which among other goals seeks to empower the financial providers to […]

EMA to Seek Proposals for Electricity Imports

The Energy Market Authority(EMA)intends to issue two Requests for Proposal (RFP) for up to a total of 4 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity imports into Singapore by 2035, as part of Singapore’s efforts to decarbonise our power sector and enhance energy security by diversifying energy supply sources. This is expected to makeup around30% of Singapore’s […]