Spectra
Summary
It feels like the world’s journey to net zero emissions is at a crossroads. Gone is the enthusiasm among policymakers, companies and investors that was evident at global events such as the annual COP meetings in Dubai and Glasgow in recent years.
This is having an impact across Asia Pacific -- the region on which I am focused -- which is home to a number of developing countries that are grappling with the ‘Energy Trilemma’ of trying to provide their growing populations with ever increasing amounts of energy that is not only affordable and secure but also clean.
Meanwhile, the city state is developing renewables where it has space and installing high efficiency centrifugal chillers as part of district cooling in the heart of the city. Singapore’s waste-to-energy plants produce electricity through the steam generated from waste combustion and cut the need for landfill, while modern electrified trains and automotive people movers (APMs) transport passengers through the airport and around the city.
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