Old King Coal for the Push!

Dirty coal gets a lump of attention because many countries continue to allow its polluting presence and new coal fired power stations continue to be build. Mary Robinson joins others in saying we’re better to leave all fossil fuels in the ground. Wind, solar, hydro, bio-fuel, geo-thermal altogether add up to the answer. An island of potato growers in Denmark is showing that it is possible to be 100% reliant on clean energy and Denmark has the target of 100% renewable energy by 2050. Singapore International Energy Week gets underway and there’s hope that renewables will more than hold their own when outspoken speakers from IEA, IRENA and SERIS and clean energy funders like Armstrong Asset Management have their say. Smart Grid and Electric Vehicles will get an airing at the Asia Future Energy Forum and exhibition, where a new bio fuel with great potential will be unearthed. We cannot resist repeating the strong case for electrification of Singapore’s road transport to show the world what’s possible. We have more to say on green purchasing, procurement and supply chains as we venture to Taipei to speak at their Green Summit. And we have to advise on another couple of week’s delay in the announcement of our 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders. Obviously, too many diversions for the final review team. But it is worth waiting for. – Ken Hickson