Climate Conversations

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Climate Conversations episodes

June 03, 2021 Will Singapore’s Climate Impact X (CIX) be a game-changer in the global carbon credit marketplace? | EP 37
A new global carbon exchange headquartered in Singapore will allow companies to buy and sell carbon credits. Four founders have kicked this off – DBS and Standard Chartered Banks, state investment company Temasek and the Singapore Exchange (SGX). What does CIX offer that is different? How will transparency and "good quality credits" be assured? Jaime Ho speaks to Mikkel Larsen, the Chief Sustainability Officer at DBS and interim CEO for CIX.
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26 min
May 27, 2021 Insurance in a world of climate change: Measuring and pricing risk for businesses and people | EP 36
What role does climate insurance play for corporations, governments and business owners who will be faced with the impacts of climate change? How will these risks be decided and who will pay for them? Jaime Ho speaks to Antonio Grimaldi, partner at McKinsey & Company.
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20 min
May 13, 2021 What’s the state of climate change education in Singapore's school curriculum? | EP 35
Future generations will deal with impacts of climate change so education is key. How are our educators and those who shape our school curriculums dealing with climate change? What does it take to infuse a comprehensive climate change curriculum? Where are we now and how much more needs to be done? Jaime Ho finds out from Associate Professor Chang Chew Hung, Dean of Academic and Strategic Development at National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University.
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27 min
May 06, 2021 What’s behind China’s climate action and can it live up to expectations? | EP 34
A nation of 1.4 billion people, the world's second largest economy, and currently the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, what China does matters. But can it keep its bold promises to get to net-zero and how far will it lead from emissions targets to climate technology to international cooperation? Jaime Ho speaks to Chen Gang, Assistant Director at the East Asian Institute at NUS.

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21 min
April 29, 2021 Sustainable design: How architecture and engineering are evolving to meet the climate challenge | EP 33
Patrick Bellew, founder of environmental design consultants Atelier Ten, and member of the Surbana Jurong Group speaks to Jaime Ho about why he sees himself as a climate engineer, why the last five years have seen a big uptick in sustainable architecture and what the opportunities are as building design becomes greener.
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23 min
April 22, 2021 Cooling a warming planet: How the humble air-conditioner helps and hinders | EP 32
Jaime Ho speaks to Professor James Trevelyan, engineer and inventor of the Close Comfort personal air-con on the environmental costs of air-conditioning, the limits and potential of technology and how we can adjust human behaviour to make a difference.
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23 min
March 31, 2021 Monetary Authority of Singapore chief Ravi Menon on why climate change is also an existential crisis for the financial sector | EP 31
Singapore’s central bank chief Ravi Menon speaks to Jaime Ho on why climate risks are financial risks, how the financial sector can be a tool for the green agenda and why he’s positive Singapore can be a global leader in green finance.
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29 min
March 25, 2021 What does eating chili crab have to do with climate change? | EP 30
Jaime Ho speaks to Neo Xiaoyun and Aidan Mock about their essays in the book Eating Chili Crab In The Anthropocene. They discuss the links between daily choices and sustainability, and give their take on the fossil fuel industry and the Singapore Government's climate strategy.
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29 min
March 18, 2021 2 degrees of separation: What’s behind the number in the limit to temperature rise? | EP 29
In this episode, Jaime Ho talks to Dr Winston Chow about numbers. 2 degrees Celsius is the limit that scientists, activists and governments have been focusing on in capping the rise in global temperatures. And what about 1.5 degrees Celsius? We drill down to the science, the politics and the real human impacts of a warmer world.
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16 min
March 11, 2021 From an energy reset to building a green economy, Chan Chun Sing outlines the path to 2030 and beyond | EP 28
The Minister for Trade and Industry speaks to Jaime Ho on how the government plans to build and pay for a new green economy, the oncoming energy “reset” and how discussions are made about trade-offs in cabinet.
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31 min

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