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Green Pulse Ep 61: Implications for Asean at COP26

16:27 min

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Nations are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, for two weeks from Oct 31 to hammer out key details of how the 2015 Paris Agreement can be implemented. The meeting, called COP26, is touted as a key one in helping to set the world on the right track in reducing the impacts of climate change. Key issues to hammer out include those related to climate finance and urging countries to set more ambitious climate pledges, called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to do more to reduce emissions. 

In this first of a two-part series on what COP26 means for Asean, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk to Ms Melissa Low, a research fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Energy Studies Institute, on key issues for the region that will be discussed at the climate conference. 

They discuss the following points:

1. What does the call for more ambitious climate targets mean for the region? (1:28) 
2. What kinds of help do countries in Asean need to build greener economies? (3:40) 
3. Which countries in the region are most impacted by the loss and damage wreaked by climate change? (7:25) 
4. Beyond climate targets and net-zero pledges, what else matters in the effort to reduce emissions to avert climate change? (11:43) 
5. How high are the stakes for South-east Asia at COP26? (13:25) 

Listen to Pt 2 - Much ado over carbon markets, credits and COP26 negotiations: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/much-ado-over-carbon-markets-credits-and-cop26-neg

6 key issues at UN climate conference COP26: https://str.sg/3pT7

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Green Pulse Ep 60: Saving biodiversity: It should be in our nature

17:36 min

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

The world is full of amazing plant and animal life, without which humans could not survive. Nature, from forests to coral reefs, to soils and grasslands, provides humanity with food and materials to live. Yet nature is under great threat from our rush for resources to grow our economies and cities.

About one million species are now threatened with extinction, the United Nations’ biodiversity panel says, with three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66 per cent of the marine environment significantly altered by human actions. This week, delegates from around the world met virtually to discuss a new global deal for nature to limit the damage caused by environmental destruction, pollution and climate change. 

In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk to Dr David Cooper, who is deputy executive secretary, for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Dr Cooper is speaking to us from Kunming in China, which has been hosting this week’s talks, the first round of discussions before a major in-person meeting in Kunming from April 25 to May 8, 2022.

They discuss the following points:

1. What is the aim of the in-person COP15 biodiversity talks next year, and how will this month’s virtual meet help in establishing a global deal for nature? (1:22) 
2. What are the threats confronting biodiversity on land and in the sea today? (3:30)
3. How bad is the situation now? (4:48) 
4. Why biodiversity conservation needs to involve more than just environment ministers (7:20)
5. What are the links between biodiversity and climate? (9:45)
6. A carbon price is one policy tool to dealing with the climate crisis. What about putting a price on nature to help with biodiversity conservation? (13:07)
7. What can individuals do to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises? (15:28) 

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Green Pulse Ep 59: COP26 @ Glasgow, the last chance climate saloon?

18:04 min

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

In less than two months, delegates from around the world will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for one of the most important climate conferences ever held. Called COP26, the meeting aims to agree an ambitious global deal to step up the fight against climate change -- from deeper emissions cuts to more climate cash for poorer nations. 

A deal in Glasgow is urgent. Recent extreme weather events have shown no nation can escape nature’s wrath, but poorer nations remain the most vulnerable because they have the least defences and cash to rebuild. So what are the chances COP26 will be a success? And will poorer nations finally get the resources they need? 

In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk to Dr Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), who is a leading climate scientist from Bangladesh and has many years experience with the UN climate talks process. He is also an expert on the impacts of climate change on poorer nations and the urgent needs they face to adapt, and build resilience, to more extreme weather and rising sea levels.

They discuss the following points:

1. Key issues to be discussed at this year’s COP26 in November (2:30)
2. What bearing will recent extreme weather events have on the international negotiations? (5:30)
3. The evolution of climate talks and the key issues that came up at each stage. (7:21)
4. The concept of loss and damage has gained prominence recently. What does this mean exactly? (8:48) 
5. What is the controversy surrounding climate finance, and why is this important? (11:07) 
6. What are the concerns from climate activists about the participation of developing countries at COP26? (15:18)

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Green Pulse Ep 58: Overcoming obstacles to pricing carbon right (Pt 2)

17:36 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Climate scientists have sounded the alarm bells. Now, it is time for policy makers to act. One strategy to reduce emissions of planet-warming gases is by putting a price on carbon. By making emitters pay to pollute, the hope is that they take serious action to curb their release of carbon dioxide. But how effective have carbon pricing schemes been, and will they result in higher costs for the rest of society? 

In this episode, environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the issue with Dr Vinod Thomas, a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore who was a former World Bank vice-president. 

They discuss the following points: 

1. How effective are existing carbon pricing schemes? (1:24) 
2. How buying climate credits from nature-based solutions can benefit more than just climate (5:50) 
3. What are the obstacles to pricing carbon right? (9:00) 
4. How feasible is it for Singapore to implement schemes, such as the carbon fee and dividend, which channel revenue from carbon pricing back to people? (13:05)

Listen to Pt 1: Taking climate action by putting a price on carbon - https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/taking-climate-action-by-putting-a-price-on-carbon

Understand more about a carbon price floor: https://blogs.imf.org/2021/06/18/a-proposal-to-scale-up-global-carbon-pricing/

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Green Pulse Ep 57: Taking climate action by putting a price on carbon (Pt 1)

18:52 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Climate scientists have sounded the alarm bells for humanity. Now, it is time for policy makers to act. One strategy to reduce emissions of planet-warming gases is to put a price on carbon. By making emitters pay to pollute, the hope is that they take serious action to curb their release of planet-warming carbon dioxide.

In this episode, environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the issue with Dr Vinod Thomas, a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore who was a former World Bank vice-president. 

They discuss the following points: 

1. What does it mean to put a price on something as intangible as carbon dioxide? (1:12)
2. What are the three main mechanisms through which carbon is priced? (3:10) 
3. Singapore is reviewing its current carbon tax rate and wants to open a carbon credit exchange. How significant are Singapore’s efforts to price carbon? (10:33) 
4. What are obstacles to pricing carbon right? (15:16) 

Listen to Pt 1: Overcoming obstacles to pricing carbon right - https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/overcoming-obstacles-to-pricing-carbon-right-pt-2

Understand more about a carbon price floor: https://blogs.imf.org/2021/06/18/a-proposal-to-scale-up-global-carbon-pricing/

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Green Pulse Ep 56: IPCC rings alarm bells for humanity 

18:13 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Recent extreme weather events, from heat waves and fires in North America, Greece and Turkey to deadly record floods in China have caused global alarm. Scientists say man-made climate change made all of them possible and it is just a taste of the future unless all nations take stronger action and cut greenhouse emissions. 

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released a major assessment on climate science that also looks into the future. The findings by IPCC’s Working Group 1 are alarming. Climate change is accelerating and nowhere is untouched by changing weather patterns. The world is also on course to breach a key temperature threshold of 1.5 deg C during the 2030s. 

In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk to one scientist who was involved in the latest report, Dr Gregory Flato. Dr Flato is from the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis at Environment and Climate Change Canada. 

They discuss the following points:

1. Why the IPCC’s latest report card on the climate is so significant, and key takeaways from it. (2:09) 
2. Why limiting global warming to 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial levels is so important, and what happens if this threshold is breached. (6:25) 
3. Climate projections made in the latest report are based on emissions scenarios, which differ from previous IPCC reports. What are these differences? (11:20)
4. The latest report is just one part out of a series that will make up the IPCC’s sixth assessment report. Two more reports are expected next year. What will they be about? (15:14)

Also listen to: 

Ep 34 - The climate change detectives: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/the-climate-change-detectives-green-pulse-ep-34

Ep 11 - A meeting of climate minds: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/a-meeting-of-climate-minds-green-pulse-ep-11

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Green Pulse Ep 55: Recording a podcast and experience inside an EV

19:36 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Singapore is accelerating its drive to electrify its vehicles. The Government has committed to rolling out more charging stations and is also dangling incentives such as rebates, to get people to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) early.

But what is it like driving an EV? How big of an obstacle is the current lack of charging points for motorists today? To find out, environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty hit the roads in an EV with ST’s senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan. 

They discuss the following points:

1. What ST motoring expert Christopher Tan looks out for when test-driving an electric vehicle (EV) (2:10)
2. Improvements in EV technology (4:28)
3. How have motorists in Singapore been responding to the Government’s push for EVs? (6:33)
4. What are the concerns among those who are willing to, but are hesitant about switching to an EV? (11:27) 
5. How to use a public EV charging station. (13:55) 

Also listen to:

Ep 45 - Can an electric vehicle push and petrol duty hike green Singapore's land transport sector?: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/can-an-electric-vehicle-push-and-petrol-duty-hike

Ep 50 - Are electric vehicles really green?: https://omnystudio.com/p/green-pulse-1/clips/686ca931-dad7-41a6-875f-ad74009d855b

Read ST's EV supplement of stories here: https://www.straitstimes.com/electrifying-drive-2021

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Green Pulse Ep 54: How carbon credits can help save tropical forests (Part 2)

11:43 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Carbon credits are gaining traction as companies and countries pledge to have their emissions reach “net-zero”, some by 2050 and others later. One source of such credits are forest conservation projects. By protecting forests from being cut down, trees are left to do what they do best: Soak up planet-warming carbon dioxide. How does this growing appetite for carbon credits help to protect the planet’s natural carbon sponges? And how can Singapore, with its proximity to South-east Asia’s rich natural habitats, contribute to their conservation? 

In the second of a two-part series on carbon credits, The Straits Times environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the issue with Professor Koh Lian Pin, who heads the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the National University of Singapore. 

They discuss the following points:

1. How a new study led by Prof Koh found out where carbon can be “prospected” from around the world (1:02) 

2. How can Singapore and the upcoming carbon marketplace it wants to launch benefit from these opportunities? (4:39) 
3. Will this demand for carbon credits from forest conservation projects help to save these habitats from being felled? (7:43)

Listen to Pt 1: Carbon offsets: Are they credit-able?: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/carbon-offsets-are-they-credit-able-part-1-green-p

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Green Pulse Ep 53: Carbon offsets: Are they credit-able? (Part 1)

15:00 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Carbon credits have been around for many years, but they have recently gained traction amid the global decarbonisation effort.  Such credits, or offsets, essentially allow emitters to pay others to reduce emissions on their behalf. But how credible are such schemes? What are the benefits and potential pitfalls of relying on carbon credits to slash the amount of planet-warming emissions being emitted into the atmosphere? Do they give companies a license to continue emitting?

In the first of a two-part series on carbon credits, The Straits Times environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the issue with Professor Koh Lian Pin, head of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the National University of Singapore. 

They discuss the following points:

1. What are the sources of carbon credits? (1:09) 
2. Singapore plans to set up a marketplace for “high quality” carbon credits later this year. What exactly does “high quality” mean? (2:36) 
3. What does the term “additionality” mean? (3:48) 
4. Why are standards important? (6:13) 
5. What is the track record of other carbon credit projects? (8:28)
6. Why carbon credits from nature-based climate solutions are important. (11:22) 
7. Do carbon credits give emitters the license to continue polluting? (12:20) 

Listen to Pt 2: How carbon credits can help save tropical forests: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/how-carbon-credits-can-help-save-tropical-forests

Published Jul 19, 2021 12:00 AM

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Green Pulse Ep 52: The road to reaching net-zero emissions

16:46 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Reaching “net-zero emissions” is an aspiration of many companies and governments worldwide. Some plan to reach this target by 2050, while others, including China and Singapore, have set themselves a longer timeline to reach this. But what does this goal really mean, and how do entities plan to get there? How much can renewable energy contribute to this global fight?

In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the road to net-zero with Dr Jeffrey Logan, from the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

They discuss the following points:

1. What does net-zero emissions really mean? (1:21) 
2. What sparked the rush to net-zero? (2:35) 
3. How will growing climate regulation, and expectations from courtrooms and boardrooms, affect the operations of fossil fuel companies?  (5:22)
4. What “tools” do organisations have to decarbonise? (8:26) 
5. US climate envoy John Kerry recently came under fire for saying that half of emissions cuts will come from future tech. Is this true? (12:07)
6. What does this energy transformation mean for individuals? (14:25) 

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Edited by: Adam Azlee

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