By 2025, the South Korean government hoped to have up to around 2.8 million electric vehicles (EV) on the road. This most likely would involve the replacement of public transport vehicles such as rental vehicles. To achieve this, South Korea will need to enhance its charging infrastructure to guarantee that everyone can use their EVsContinue reading “Free Content: South Korea powers their ESG and Sustainability drive with the country’s first solar powered car supercharging station”
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Premium Content: Indonesia edges towards net zero with research and development in nuclear technology
As part of the country’s transition from fossil fuels to new and renewable energy, the Indonesian government has set a goal of achieving a 100 percent renewable energy mix by 2060. Nuclear power would add around 6% of energy to the whole renewable energy mix. Other renewable energy sources include solar power (about 61 percent),Continue reading “Premium Content: Indonesia edges towards net zero with research and development in nuclear technology”
Free Content: South Korea’s carbon neutral strategy – Extraction of bio-fuel from plastic waste
Plastic recycling has become increasingly viable and might become an important source of fuel for South Korea in the future. Increasing plastic consumption, together with rising oil prices has caused the manufacturing of new plastic to become much more expensive than before. Before this, China was the world’s largest importer of recyclable materials until itContinue reading “Free Content: South Korea’s carbon neutral strategy – Extraction of bio-fuel from plastic waste”
Premium Content: Japan leaps closer towards vision of smart city with upcoming preparation of roadmap for delivery robots
Since 1950, the proportion of individuals above the age of 65 has increased in Japan. According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, the proportion was predicted to climb to 35.3 percent by 2040, when the so-called second baby-boomer generation, or persons born in the early 1970s, reaches the age of 65Continue reading “Premium Content: Japan leaps closer towards vision of smart city with upcoming preparation of roadmap for delivery robots”
Free Content: Russia to push for development of roadmap to proliferate cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem in the country
Last week, Russia’s central bank proposed a ban on cryptocurrency investing and mining as governments around the world tighten down on decentralised currencies. The central bank contended that bitcoin might pose a significant risk to financial stability, people’s well-being, and the bank’s monetary policy autonomy. ESG watchers and sustainability advocates also cited possible negative environmentContinue reading “Free Content: Russia to push for development of roadmap to proliferate cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem in the country”
Free Content: Thailand to pilot EV mining trucks in the mining and construction industry to bolster ESG and sustainability standards
PM2.5 fine dust pollution has returned to engulf Bangkok, with the air quality index in some sections of the city reaching the unhealthy red threshold, as it has done on occasion in recent months. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the city had been plagued by PM2.5 air pollution. At its worst, excessive levels of airContinue reading “Free Content: Thailand to pilot EV mining trucks in the mining and construction industry to bolster ESG and sustainability standards”
Premium Content: Japan to enhance ESG and safety working standards by improving transparency of critical functions of public administration through digitalization
The Japanese government decided, in a sweeping move, to reduce bureaucratic red tapes and increase transparency in industry-related information by digitalizing parts of their public administration functions. This is to streamline and further increase the efficiency of its public administration and also in line with the top policy makers’ earlier intent to elevate the country’sContinue reading “Premium Content: Japan to enhance ESG and safety working standards by improving transparency of critical functions of public administration through digitalization”
Premium Content: Indonesia mulling over the development of its electricity supply masterplan for the country’s future built environment
With the expected urbanisation of various parts of Indonesia, the top policy makers are now preparing to understand how the upcoming developments might impact energy demand and how the administration should plan in advance for the electrical grid underlying the country’s future built environment. The issue is made more challenging as the country prepared inContinue reading “Premium Content: Indonesia mulling over the development of its electricity supply masterplan for the country’s future built environment”
Free Content: Thailand steps up to establish public-private partnerships for the development of electric vehicle conversion programs
The Thailand government moved to ink a public-private partnership deal to nurture the country’s workforce in the production, conversion and maintenance of electric vehicles, which was already in line with the top policy makers’ idea to promote the use of clean energy vehicles in the country. The administration would set in play a series ofContinue reading “Free Content: Thailand steps up to establish public-private partnerships for the development of electric vehicle conversion programs”
Premium Content: Indonesia ramps up electric vehicle conversion programme and expects to eventually save up to USD22 billion per year
Indonesia prepares to accelerate the implementation of phase two of their national roadmap, to increase the number of electric motor vehicles in the country. The central administration would achieve this by scaling its pilot electric motor conversion programme through the involvement of more government agencies.
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