By The Straits Times
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
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While Singapore is transforming into a City in Nature, natural habitats have been lost to development, leading to more human and animal clashes. How can wildlife and humans live in harmony?
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Green Trails is a four-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts.
In this fourth episode, our trails won’t be entirely green. Instead of a nature park or a green space, we head over to an urban place surrounded by buildings and construction noise.
The new neighbourhood of Punggol Northshore recently saw some monkey business, with troops of long-tailed macaques spotted at construction sites and even eating at a void deck of an HDB block.
To find out how residents can responsibly live in a macaque hotspot, ST journalist Shabana Begum speaks with co-chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) Anbarasi Boopal, and president of the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore) Andie Ang.
Strolling along Punggol Settlement and the promenade opposite Coney Island, the conversation turns to other wildlife in our midst – from the common palm civets that tend to sneak into private houses, to the ever-present junglefowls.
Animals in urban areas being culled is never a clear-cut decision, as Ms Anbarasi says: “Removal (of animals) is always not a solution. And where do we draw the line, right?
“We are okay with hornbills, but we're not okay with other birds.”
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:10 Why is Punggol a monkey hotspot?
4:45 Monkey see, monkey don’t do
11:08 When otters and civets visit homes
14:30 Is culling the best way to reduce bird numbers?
17:08 What to do when you encounter a snake
Read ST’s previous commentary about co-existing with wildlife: https://str.sg/tYpq
Find out more about macaques in Punggol: https://str.sg/ephc
Listen to other Green Trails episodes:
Ep 1: Visit to Sungei Buloh: How Singapore can better host migratory birds - https://str.sg/BrqS
Ep 2: Visit to East Coast: How reclamation will shape up against rising sea levels - https://str.sg/mRG8
Ep 3: Visit to Windsor Park: Can insects in SG's backyard be foraged? - https://str.sg/4V6nQ
Host: Shabana Begum ([email protected])
Trail producers: Hadyu Rahim, Fa‘izah Sani, Amirul Karim & Elsa Goh
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive Producers: Lynda Hong ([email protected]), Ernest Luis ([email protected]) & Audrey Tan ([email protected])
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The amount, quality and access of climate finance among key issues to be discussed at COP29.
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Expectations are mounting on negotiators at COP29, the UN climate conference, to produce an outcome on climate finance. The annual summit, from Nov 11 to Nov 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is shaping up to be a “finance COP”, where discussions on the new collective quantified goal for climate finance – or how much money should be channelled to developing countries to help them take climate action – are expected to conclude.
In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Ms Illari Aragon, the climate policy justice lead at nonprofit Christian Aid.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:39 What do we mean by climate finance?
4:18 Why are discussions on the new climate finance target so contentious?
11:29 The situation on climate finance in South-east Asia
12:38 The difference between providing and mobilising climate finance
14:40 Challenges for developing countries to access climate finance
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Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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International carbon markets can help to channel funding to developing countries and help them take action to tackle climate change.
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
What is the difference between carbon avoidance, removal or reduction? This question is one of a few key ones holding up global consensus on the establishment of a global carbon credit programme under Article 6 the Paris Agreement. At the UN climate conference COP29, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov 11 to 22, negotiators will be hammering out the details to enable this programme to be implemented. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement allows countries to cooperate with one another to achieve their climate targets, such as through carbon markets.
What are the differences between these three terms, and why are they so contentious? To find out more about the roadblocks hindering an agreement on carbon markets at COP29, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Mr Anshari Rahman, director of policy and analytics and investment firm GenZero. Mr Anshari was a former climate negotiator on Article 6 with the Singapore Government.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:08 What is Article 6 all about?
4:07 Why is Article 6 important for South-east Asia?
7:42 What are the main sticking points of negotiations on Article 6?
9:33 What are the issues surrounding the varying definitions of carbon avoidance, removal, or reduction?
13:58 What are the other benefits that Article 6 can deliver?
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Hosts: Audrey Tan ([email protected]) & David Fogarty ([email protected])
Produced and edited by: Eden Soh
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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Unlocking new sources of financing for nature, ending harmful subsidies and benefit sharing among issues to be discussed
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
It has been two years since the Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted, and almost 200 countries are set to gather in Cali, Colombia, from Oct 21 to Nov 1 to discuss the way forward. The framework, touted as the biodiversity equivalent of the Paris Agreement that aims to help the world avert catastrophic climate change, wants to help slow, even reverse, nature’s decline.
The framework outlines four goals that the world hopes to achieve by 2050, including protecting and restoring nature and closing the biodiversity finance gap. The framework also outlines 22 targets, to be achieved by 2030, to help the world achieve the longer-term goals. Targets include the one to restore 30 per cent of all degraded ecosystems by 2030, and to protect and restore 30 per cent of the world’s lands and seas by that same timeline.
At COP16, countries are expected to come up with an action plan to translate these goals and targets into concrete action. But what are some hot topics, and how will countries navigate this? To find out more, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Mr Will McGoldrick, Asia-Pacific managing director for The Nature Conservancy.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:29 Why is COP16 important?
4:48 What does The Nature Conservancy – one of the world’s largest environmental non-profit organisations that is tracking negotiations – expect to see at COP16?
6:40 Protecting nature does not come cheap. What are negotiations looking like on the finance front?
9:46 How do we start to phase out subsidies that harm nature?
14:30 Benefit sharing is expected to be another topic of discussions at COP16. What is it and why is it important?
17:12 How are South-east Asian countries approaching nature conservation?
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Powering up: The world is warming up to nuclear energy as nations scramble for zero-carbon electricity.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
For years, nuclear energy has been reviled as an energy source over safety, cost and the time taken to build the power plants.
But with the world’s growing need for clean electricity to fuel everything from electric vehicles, heating and cooling to giant data centres, nuclear energy is getting its time in the sun again.
Some countries, such as the United States, Japan and France, have committed to tripling nuclear energy capacity by 2050, while others, like Singapore, have said it is not ruling out its use. China is also making big investments in nuclear energy.
Compared to generators powered by fossil fuels, nuclear reactors do not produce any planet-warming emissions.
But will this be the silver bullet to getting the world to net-zero? What else is needed in the world’s decarbonisation journey?
Our guest is Mr Chris Bradley, Director of McKinsey Global Institute and Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company. The institute is the consultancy’s research arm. Chris co-wrote a recent report looking at the global decarbonisation challenge and found that we are only about 10 per cent of the way on the low-emissions journey.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:07 What is accounting for the resurgence in interest in nuclear energy?
7:36 What are some outstanding issues hindering nuclear energy deployment?
10:18 What are the other challenges to the world’s path to net-zero?
12:18 What are the challenges for Asia’s decarbonisation journey?
15:56 How can South-east Asia speed up its energy transition?
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In the bid to make alternative protein palatable to the consumer, South-east Asian cuisine offers some advantages.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Home to glitzy bars and Michelin star restaurants, Singapore is a foodie paradise. It is a reputation that extends well beyond the dinner plate – and it is not just diners who are noticing.
The country’s research into ways of feeding the world in ways that are more beneficial for the climate and nature is also attracting global attention.
On Sept 5, the Bezos Earth Fund launched Asia’s first Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore, with a $39 million commitment from the Bezos Earth Fund. The fund was started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as a philanthropic commitment to address the climate crisis.
What does this centre hope to do, and how will it help with Asia’s protein pivot? Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get the lowdown from Dr Andy Jarvis, director of future of food at the Bezos Earth Fund.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:57 The link between food production, climate change and nature loss
4:27 Is producing alternative protein really more climate-friendly than regular animal-based protein?
5:34 What is the gap in alternative protein R&D identified by the Bezos Earth Fund?
9:23 What is the role of philanthropy in the great protein pivot toward sustainable source?
12:28 The focus for Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein in the National University of Singapore
14:27 What is one advantage that South-east Asian cuisine has over others, in terms of the move to sustainable protein?
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Businesses are buying into new financial products that could help save nature, but funds for nature’s protection have not reached the scale required.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Coral reef bonds, biodiversity credits and schemes that enable national debt to be forgiven in exchange for conservation efforts.
These are just some of the financial instruments that have been in the news recently, as the world races to find the funds needed to prevent nature from falling into further decline. But when did the financial sector start paying attention to nature, and can their involvement in conservation truly help to protect and restore natural ecosystems?
Financing for nature is expected to be a key topic of discussion at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia in October. In the lead-up to the United Nations summit, Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty discuss the role of the financial sector in nature conservation with Ms Hoon Ling Min, investment director at decarbonisation investment platform GenZero.
Highlights (click/tap above):
4:05 Who are the buyers of nature-linked investment products?
9:14 What drives the development of new types of nature-related financial products?
15:43 In the absence of a measurable metric for nature, how can biodiversity benefits be quantified?
17:30 How important is the role of the private sector in protecting nature?
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New episodes from our rebranded podcast channel will drop here: https://str.sg/wB2m
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Our previous Money and Career podcast channel is now rebranded HeadSTart on Record, taking on a fresher and sharper approach on how to chase your aspirations and grow your money.
Hosts Sue-Ann Tan and Tay Hong Yi will speak with guests on how to navigate jobs and finances in a daunting, complex world.
Hong Yi has been covering manpower and talent topics for ST, with a focus on careers, the job market and workforce trends.
Sue-Ann will look at how to invest your money and the delicate balancing act between saving and living. Sept 2 Monday sees her first episode dropping across our audio platforms and the ST app.
Stay tuned for more episodes on chewy topics like how far would you go for your pay cheque and how you can invest from age 18.
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Get business/career tips in ST's HeadSTart newsletter: str.sg/headstart-nl
Produced by: Sue-Ann Tan ([email protected]), Tay Hong Yi ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Love or loathe them, could insects also become a food source in the wider context of the global population?
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Green Trails is a 4-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts.
"Can this be eaten?” is an oft repeated question that every nature guide is familiar with.
In July, Singapore approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, to the delight of sustainable food firms and disgust of some Singaporeans.
But can bugs one day whet mainstream appetites like sambal stingray, a smokey South-east Asian dish crafted from the creature once considered as a “trash fish”?
In this third episode of Green Trails, our team speaks to members of the Entomological Network of Singapore, a group of insect researchers and hobbyists, about the stories of insects in the city-state and whether these creatures can be foraged.
At Windsor Nature Park, ST journalist Ang Qing meets Dr Sean Yap, a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University’s Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab, Mr Foo Maosheng, a senior scientific officer at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, and entomological educator and consultant James Khoo.
For almost two hours, they go on a trail while discussing everything related to insects - from Singapore's historical link to beetle science, to how pretty privilege shapes research in the insect kingdom.
Highlights (click/tap above):
5:41 Singapore's historical role in beetle science
11:18 Debunking the myth about cockroaches
15:38 How insect as food can gain popularity akin to seafood like sambal stingray
17:53 The tastiest insects and can we forage for them
22:10 Sharing our home with insects
Read Ang Qing’s previous article about a cockroach discovery in Singapore: https://str.sg/ikhv
Listen to other Green Trails episodes:
Ep 1: Visit to Sungei Buloh: How Singapore can better host migratory birds - https://str.sg/BrqS
Ep 2: Visit to East Coast: How reclamation will shape up against rising sea levels - https://str.sg/mRG8
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Host: Ang Qing ([email protected])
Trail producers: Hadyu Rahim, Fa’izah Sani, Amirul Karim & Hana Chen
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive Producers: Lynda Hong ([email protected]), Ernest Luis ([email protected]) & Audrey Tan ([email protected])
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Climate and environment data disclosures are vital. But real action is needed for cutting emissions and nature protection.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
There’s a saying in sustainability circles: What gets measured, gets changed.
And this applies particularly to companies, which are the major source of carbon emissions heating up the planet. Companies are also top sources of damage to nature, especially biodiversity loss. Corporate supply chains, products and services all have a carbon and nature footprint. So, what companies, as well as cities and public institutions, decide really matters.
But until recently, companies were under no obligation to fully measure and report their impacts and what they were doing about it.
Times have changed. A growing number of countries, including Singapore, are mandating annual corporate climate disclosures. And likely soon, nature impact disclosures, too.
One organisation that has been at the forefront of corporate environmental disclosures is the non-profit CDP.
But can we really trust the data in corporate climate and environment disclosures? Who's checking? And are disclosures really making a difference?
ST's climate change editor David Fogarty hosts Sherry Madera, chief executive of CDP, which manages an environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:01 What data is being provided to CDP and is it getting better?
5:20 What percentage of companies, cities and public institutions that share data with CDP come from Asia?
7:32 How are investors using the data given to CDP?
9:40 What are the main gaps in the data? And where are companies, cities and others failing to take action?
12:42 How can we really trust the data supplied to CDP? How do you check it?
16:14 In what ways is data disclosure translating into real action on the ground? Some examples?
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Produced by: David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Amirul Karim
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