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Commercial deep‑sea mining is poised to begin, but the International Seabed Authority (ISA) still lacks a finalized mining code to govern extraction. ISA Secretary‑General Leticia Carvalho urged completion of the rules by year‑end, yet the March meeting ended without a timeline. Meanwhile, the United States has already approved a dual‑license rule, and The Metals Company has filed an application, highlighting a regulatory gap. Environmental NGOs argue the industry’s inherent destructiveness demands a cautious, robust rule‑making process.
Temasek Trust’s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) led a US$1.2 million funding round for Singapore‑based health‑tech firm injewelme. The capital will accelerate deployment of the company’s DeepHealthVision (DHV) platform, which uses remote photoplethysmography and predictive AI to capture more...
The US‑Israel war on Iran has choked Gulf energy and fertilizer supply chains, locking up roughly 20‑30% of global oil and LNG and a third of traded fertilizers. Prices for nitrogenous fertilizers have surged over 50% since the start of...
A new ASEAN Centre for Energy study projects that by 2050 Bangkok will become Southeast Asia’s hottest city, with average temperatures reaching 38.1 °C and up to 120 days a year above 35 °C. The research shows similar extreme‑heat trends across the...
Chinese automakers and major steelmakers signed a voluntary joint declaration in Shanghai to accelerate the adoption of low‑carbon steel, echoing China’s 15th Five‑Year Plan emphasis on cutting emissions in key sectors. The agreement aims to define standards for "low‑carbon" steel,...
