Sustainability Intern, Sustainable Solutions (May/June - December 2025)
Singapore, SG, 238891
Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$389 billion (US$288b, €267b, £228b, RMB2.08t) as at 31 March 2024. Marking our unlisted assets to market would provide S$31 billion of value uplift and bring our mark to market net portfolio value to S$420 billion.
Our Purpose “So Every Generation Prospers” guides us to make a difference for today’s and future generations.
Operating on commercial principles, we seek to deliver sustainable returns over the long term.
We have 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore in Asia; and Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC outside Asia.
For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg
For Temasek Review 2024, please visit www.temasekreview.com.sg
For Sustainability Report 2024, please visit www.temasek.com.sg/SR2024
Introduction
The Sustainable Solutions team within the Sustainability Group is responsible for catalysing new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development and create positive impact for our communities.
This involves:
- Catalysing decarbonisation solutions that will accelerate the decarbonisation of Temasek’s portfolio in alignment with Temasek 2030 and 2050 portfolio decarbonisation targets, and
- Focusing on technology sectors that have an outsize impact on Temasek’s total portfolio emissions, including low-carbon energy solutions – such as hydrogen, fusion and fission energy, and advanced geothermal energy – advanced biofuels and e-fuels for applications in maritime and aviation, electrification of heavy industry, and data centres and cooling efficiency improvements.
Responsibilities
The Sustainable Solutions team seeks interns that are highly passionate about decarbonization, knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets, and driven by a strong work ethic. Successful candidates will support this small, nimble team in a variety of job functions and can expect to gain exposure to cutting edge technology development while working with a global set of stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Support the team to catalyse solutions to decarbonise the Temasek portfolio in multiple clean energy sectors. Solutions will largely focus on technology innovation, but may also include ecosystem enabling initiatives, and/or policy and regulation proposals.
- Research and analyse new technology areas focusing on decarbonisation trends, policy and regulatory developments, market and commercial drivers to distill actionable insights for the wider Temasek Ecosystem
- Engage team stakeholders to validate problem statements (as needed)
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in science, engineering or other technical area is highly preferred. Advanced degree candidates are welcome to apply as well
- Knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets, driven by a strong work ethic
- Familiarity with technoeconomic modelling and financial modelling will be advantageous
- Ability to navigate and coordinate across diverse stakeholders, with strong people skills
- Creative, forward-looking, organised, with good attention to detail, and results-oriented
- Good communicator in both written and oral communication
- Passionate about creating positive, sustainable climate impact
Applicant Requirements
- 1-page cover letter should clearly indicate candidate’s availability (start and end date). Cover letter must also address the following questions:
- Why do you want to work in the Sustainability Group at Temasek?
- How will your existing experience support you in your role here?
