25 September 2025 On 16 September 2025, the National Climate Change Secretariat (“NCCS”) announced that NCCS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry will contract 2.175 million tonnes worth of high-quality nature-based carbon credits from four projects in Ghana, Peru, and Paraguay. These contracts follow the request for proposal (“RFP”) launched in September 2024 for nature-based carbon credits to meet Singapore’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC”) under the Paris Agreement. Use of Article 6 carbon credits to meet decarbonisation targets Under its 2030 NDC, Singapore aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and reduce emissions to around 60 million…
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NEW YORK – A Singapore-led initiative that aims to boost the protection and restoration of marine and coastal habitats in South-east Asia to generate carbon credits was launched in New York on Sept 24. Blue Catalyst, the Economic Development Board (EDB)-backed initiative, aims to help early-stage companies with technological solutions that can, among other things, accurately map out blue carbon habitats, monitor biodiversity, or improve sapling mortality, scale up their business models. Such solutions are geared toward tackling technical and operational barriers so more of such marine ecosystems can be conserved as carbon projects. Under the 12-month programme, firms will be able…
Malaysia hopes to build a rocket launch pad similar to this in Australia by 2029.(Gilmore Space pic) PETALING JAYA: The proposed construction of Malaysia’s first rocket launch pad will be funded via a private finance initiative (PFI), not a public-private partnership as reported previously. Science, technology and innovation minister Chang Lih Kang said the PFI model would avoid burdening the government’s finances, Bernama reported. “It is a PFI, so it won’t burden government coffers. We are still looking into the feasibility studies at the moment. “So far, we have received feasibility studies from two states, one from Sabah and the…
Image source: Getty Images I think UK shares are a brilliant way of saving for retirement, as they offer a winning combination of dividend income and potential share price growth. I’m over 50 now and relying on a portfolio of around 15 different stocks to build wealth in the final period of my working life, inside a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). Here are three of my favourites. They offer very different things but should all contribute to my retirement targets. M&G is a top income stock For income, I couldn’t resist wealth manager M&G (LSE: MNG). It offers a trailing yield…
– Advertisement – CSR-in-Action, a sustainability and ESG consultancy with global multi-stakeholder convening expertise, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Carbon Direct Inc., a leading science-based carbon management firm, to accelerate Africa’s transition to a low-carbon pathway. The new collaboration, under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will provide African businesses, investors, and governments with access to advanced carbon accounting, reporting, and risk management support, as well as tools in line with and beyond international frameworks such as the GRI, TCFD, and ISSB. Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist, Carbon Direct, and Dr. ‘Bekeme Olowola, Group Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action Importantly,…
The move shows Washington’s increasing readiness to take charge of key mineral projects. This aims to protect national security and lessen dependence on China. Trump Targets Lithium Americas Equity This proposed deal reflects a larger trend. Trump officials have pursued stakes in Intel, MP Materials, and other key tech firms. Washington’s push for direct equity in Lithium Americas shows that taxpayer-backed financing needs real returns. This is vital for sectors important to the clean energy transition. The same Reuters report revealed what a White House official told the news agency. He said, “President Trump supports this project. He wants it…
In both public and private markets, investors often rely on EBITDA and cash flow metrics to assess profitability and value companies. Yet these measures can mask a wide gap between accounting earnings and free cash flow. That gap typically stems from two sources: shifts in working capital and investment cash flows, with CAPEX often the largest driver in capital-intensive industries. Poorly performing projects may even make profits look stronger while cash is being drained. This blog highlights why ex-post monitoring of capital allocation matters and how investors can detect whether CAPEX is creating or destroying value across different industries. It…
Image source: Getty Images It has been a year to forget for those invested in Greggs (LSE:GRG). The beloved baker was a reliable stock market performer for a long time, but so far in 2025, the share price has crashed 45%. There are a few reasons for this, including slowing like-for-like sales, higher employer costs, and weak consumer sentiment. Lurking underneath all this is a nagging suspicion that the UK has reached peak Greggs. In other words, the firm has little growth left to serve up. Yet, the market is often a fickle beast. It will likely reward any turnaround…
Image source: Getty Images. “AI has the potential to be more transformative than electricity or fire.” Not my words, but those of Google owner Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Not only may the transformative potential of AI light a fuse under the global economy, but it could present a once-in-a-generation opportunity for investors to get in at the ground floor and set themselves up for a lifetime of passive income. If the AI revolution sparks the kind of unprecedented economic growth that some are claiming, the shares in firms able to harness this tech might surge in the years to come.…