High tech farms have become the standard as farmers adopt techniques and technologies to improve farming outcomes. Yet, issues like high energy consumption for vertical farms and nutrients and effluent buildup in aquaculture translate to environmental concerns. To tackle these challenges, agencies, research institute, startups, industry corporates, and VCs have come together to build a vibrant inter-connected innovation ecosystem for sustainable farming.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech, Sustainability
Industry: AgriFood
Date: 27 April 2021, Tuesday
Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm (Singapore Time / UTC +8)
Topics: AI / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, CleanTech / Green Tech
Singapore is well-known as a clean and green city with the government and corporates striving for environmental sustainability as a national agenda while growing the economy. As Singapore is transitioning from linear to a circular waste management philosophy, the country will need to find effective solutions for its challenges related to waste management. By addressing domestic challenges and in importing Environmental and Water Technologies (EWT) including Clean Energy, Singapore is positioning as the knowledge hub in Southeast Asia, and the ideal launch pad for Nordic solutions to address the huge waste and water management challenges in this part of the world.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
International shipping accounts for 2-3 per cent of global GHG emissions – a number that will only increase in line with expected growth in global trade if no actions are taken. Shipping is a hard-to-abate sector, and the solution involves the entire maritime value chain from fuel production via ports to the ships. Therefore, it requires international collaboration amongst states, companies and non-state actors and across the value chain to reach the global climate goals set in the Paris Agreement and the International Maritime Organisation’s initial GHG strategy. The overall challenge is to make different parts of the value chain across sectors commit, co-operate, and deliver at the same time to prove that emission-free shipping has the potential to be a practicable and viable choice. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure the right framework for innovation across the entire value chain to support the development of new energy systems and technologies for decarbonising shipping. Furthermore, international collaboration across the maritime value chain is key to ensure the development of zero-emission shipping, and zero-emission shipping is a must-win battle in our collective efforts to overcome climate change.
Topics: 5G Technology, CleanTech / Green Tech
Thomas Baudlot, CEO, ENGIE South East Asia
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
Most of the focus of sustainable manufacturing is on reducing the use of disposables and single-use-plastics. However, what if sustainability starts at the production and not the consumption stage? Another form of waste that tends to be overlooked is during the production of materials. A report by Forbes stated that the apparel and textile industry produces 10% of global carbon emissions and is the second-largest polluter in the world after oil. In particular, the leather industry has been categorised as one of the highest polluting industries due to its high waste production in the forms of solid waste from leather production processes and sludge from tannery wastewater treatment.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech, Others
Kenneth Lim, Assistant Chief Executive(Industry), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) 
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
For a climate-resilient future, all of society, including the government, research communities and companies need to commit their part in ensuring a better future for their children of tomorrow. Encouraging innovation, multilateral relationships and working closely with various industries on science and emerging decarbonisation technologies are crucial in paving the path to a greener world.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
SGInnovate’s Corporate Pitch Event series brings together the community of corporates, CVCs and startups for thought leadership discussions, knowledge sharing and networking.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
Energy is vital to our global economy and modern ways of life. As we progress, the world will need more energy to power homes and fuel transport for a growing population with rising living standards. At the same time, climate change remains a serious concern as energy is the main contributor, producing around 60 per cent of greenhouse gases.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech
In this closing event of 2019 (already!), investors and entrepreneurs will unpack and discuss the topic of innovation within the intersection of energy and climate change.
Topics: CleanTech / Green Tech, Others
