Energy Carta

Energy Carta is a non-profit organization founded in Singapore by a team of young adults.[1]

Energy Carta
Founded2007
FocusClean energy, sustainable development
Location
Area served
Asia Pacific
MethodEvents, focus group discussions, information portals, initiatives
Employees
30
Websitehttp://www.energycarta.org/

It promotes its cause by bringing stakeholders together to have discourse and provide solutions to the climate change issues the world faces. In particular, it seeks to promote interest amongst the grassroots and students

It was awarded the Special Mention Award of the 2013 Singapore Energy Award.[2]

Objectives

Educate
  • To raise grassroots awareness, particularly amongst students, towards clean technology and the opportunities available in this emerging industry.
  • Highlight to the future leaders of the world the importance of economics, technology and policies in resolving climate change issues.
  • Raising environmental awareness towards global warming and climate change.

Engage all stakeholders

Focus on Asia
  • Highlight the economic potential, environmental urgency and possibilities within Asia, particularly favorable policies, emerging markets and technology.

Team

Energy Carta comprises over 30 student members with international and leadership experiences, with members from parts of the world such as China, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Singapore and Kenya. Some of the team has spent time working internationally in industry and studying in universities across the United States, Europe, China and Singapore, including Stanford University, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Fudan University, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Sweden KTH and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Many of them have led teams to organize international conferences and competitions including Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Start-Up@Singapore and BioBiz.

Events

Energy Carta events include:

  • Organizing an annual flagship conference on energy related issues, the first of which was a regional student conference in Oct 2008 focused on clean energy, targeting 200-300 students.
  • Smaller scale events such as panel sessions, lecture series, round table discussions and job fairs organized on a monthly basis for an audience of 50-100 students.
  • Collaborating with university departments, institutes and companies in pursuing hands-on activities pertaining to technology, policy and market research.
  • Sourcing for internship, job opportunities, commercial, research and technical projects for its members to engage in.
  • Embarking on energy efficiency initiatives within the school campus.

References
  1. "Get a green job, save the environment". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. "Singapore Energy Award 2017 to Recognise Capabilities Development and Innovation". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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