Climate Conversations

He buries the dead for a living but when Mr Ang Ziqian took over the family business, he set out to find more bio-degradable ways to say goodbye to the deceased. The managing director at Ang Chin Moh Group sits down with Julie Yoo to talk about what makes a funeral ‘green’.

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As a Royal Navy officer, Stuart Baird was always fascinated with the power of tidal waves. Now as Bluenergy Solutions' chief technology officer, he tells CNA’s Julie Yoo why tidal energy is more powerful than wind, and more predictable than solar as a source of renewable energy. 

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Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin P Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PhD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they made the trip and why sunny Singapore should care about what is happening on the coldest continent on earth. 

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Nearly 90 per cent of single-use sanitary pads are made of plastic. To keep disposable period products out of landfills, how can more women be convinced to switch to a menstrual cup or reusable cloth pad? Julie Yoo speaks with Gee Ann, co-founder of The Period Co. 

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From supplier to consumer, online shopping delivery is a huge source of carbon emissions. But as demand for e-commerce continues to grow, how can the logistics industry cut its dependence on fossil fuels? Julie Yoo speaks with DHL Express Singapore managing director Christopher Ong in a new season of The Climate Conversations. 

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Revenge travel is in full swing but the tourism industry also has its eye on its role in decarbonising. Can you be sustainable and still have an experience to remember? Sentosa’s planning division director Lee Cheh Hsien outlines how the island resort is taking on the difficult task of decarbonising its hotels and attractions. 

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As a student, Lim Chong Tee co-founded Wateroam to bring clean water to communities without electricity. This World Water Day, he tells CNA’s Julie Yoo why a portable water filter can help hundreds of people get instant access to drinkable water in rural and disaster-hit zones. 

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Bread is one of the most common breakfast foods around the world but over 24 million slices are thrown away each day. By upcycling food waste into beverages, CEO of CRUST Travin Singh tells Julie Yoo how his company has saved over 2,500kg of bread in Singapore by turning bread into beer. 

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Solar prices have dipped dramatically over the last decade but installing these energy-saving panels isn’t necessarily cheap nor straightforward. Julie Yoo asks Bolong Chew, founder of the start-up Solar AI, what are the challenges and long-term benefits of going green. 

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Tropical rainforests are a carbon sink and also one of earth’s best defences against climate change. But to preserve the forest, Thailand’s indigenous people must find new ways of making a living.  Join Jack Board, CNA Climate Correspondent, as he finds out how climate change is affecting places and people across Asia.  

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