The month of September, as we have said before, is a big month for events in Singapore, highlighting all things green, sustainable and innovative. With one notable exception.  The biggest and most lavish – most wasteful? – was the Formula One motor racing carnival. Almost certainly the best event for the economy, but what about the environment? The fact that it was held on World Car Free Day – 22 September – did not go unnoticed. Pity Singapore hasn’t decided to go for the new all electric Formula E race in 2014. We report on all events, as well as the remarkable ideas from one of Asia’s most distinguished thinkers and doers – Kishore Mahbubani  – on his dream for “Fewer cars and fewer roads”! And how about electric cars? All this when at month’s end we will have a major global report from the UNFCCC on the state of the climate for the world. We preview that as we expect the news will be as we feared. There’s a sense of urgency about all this and Lord Nicholas Stern reminds us  – again! – that the cost of inaction is far greater than the price for taking action now. There are sustainability stories from around the world, including moves by Coca Cola and HP, plus the report from UN Global Compact and Accenture. There’s more on bees, art, fashion, flooring and what’s happing in the world of green purchasing and the clean tech marketplace. Don’t forget we’re working on producing the 2013 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders list – and yes, late nominations/recommendations will be accepted, but be quick. Next month all will be revealed, along with my book “Race for Sustainability”.  Food for thought and fuel to fire up a low carbon future. But this book’s not for burning! – Ken Hickson