Tut tut Singapore, we gotta level up in our energy efficiency game.
According to a study conducted by non-profit organization Next 10, Singapore has been found to rank poorly in emissions per capita, carbon intensity (emissions relative to GDP), and total energy use per capita.
Next 10’s Green Innovation Index, International Edition charts country GDP, emissions, energy productivity, renewable energy generation, clean tech investments and other key metrics.
Aside from the Philippines — who've been identified as a worldwide leader in renewable electric share and emissions per person — Southeast Asia nations ranked poorly for high carbon intensity and low energy productivity levels.
Singapore however has been found with a major jump in clean tech venture capital investment with a whopping 5677 percent growth from 2013 to 2014.
“Some of the world’s largest economies are now decoupling economic growth and energy use, actually growing their GDPs while shrinking their carbon footprints," says Next 10 founder F. Noel Perry. "Last year marked the first time we’ve been able to say conclusively that a drop in global carbon emissions was caused by something other than an economic downtown".
The findings were presented yesterday to an international audience including business and government leaders, as well as journalists in France as part of Climate Week Paris.
Photo: Michael Coghlan via Flickr
Tut tut Singapore, we gotta level up in our energy efficiency game.
According to a study conducted by non-profit organization Next 10, Singapore has been found to rank poorly in emissions per capita, carbon intensity (emissions relative to GDP), and total energy use per capita.
Next 10’s Green Innovation Index, International Edition charts country GDP, emissions, energy productivity, renewable energy generation, clean tech investments and other key metrics.
Aside from the Philippines — who've been identified as a worldwide leader in renewable electric share and emissions per person — Southeast Asia nations ranked poorly for high carbon intensity and low energy productivity levels.
Singapore however has been found with a major jump in clean tech venture capital investment with a whopping 5677 percent growth from 2013 to 2014.
“Some of the world’s largest economies are now decoupling economic growth and energy use, actually growing their GDPs while shrinking their carbon footprints," says Next 10 founder F. Noel Perry. "Last year marked the first time we’ve been able to say conclusively that a drop in global carbon emissions was caused by something other than an economic downtown".
The findings were presented yesterday to an international audience including business and government leaders, as well as journalists in France as part of Climate Week Paris.
Photo: Michael Coghlan via Flickr