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  • S1E51: Fishy business on the high seas: Green Pulse Ep 51

    Green Pulse Ep 51: Fishy business on the high seas 

    17:05 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.

    Across the globe, millions of people rely on fishing for jobs and income, with many fishermen finding it increasingly tough to earn a living due to shrinking catches. They have to compete not only with the impact of climate change and industrial fishing fleets but also illegal fishing operations often controlled by powerful figures far away.

    This multi-billion dollar illegal industry is also linked to human slavery, tax evasion and drugs and arms smuggling. But recently, efforts by Interpol and governments are catching up with the illegal fishing kingpins.

    In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty speak with Mr Peter Horn, project director for Ending Illegal Fishing at Pew Trusts, which works closely with Interpol to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. 

    They discuss the following points:

    1. How the illegal fishing trade works (3:41)
    2. Other crimes associated with illegal fishing (6:05)
    3. How can consumers make the sustainable choice? (8:57)
    4. Working with Interpol to stop illegal fishing (10:17)
    5. Can the illegal fishing trade be stopped? (14:55)

    Listen to Ep 49 - Can aquaculture solve the seafood “seaspiracy”?: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/can-aquaculture-solve-the-seafood-seaspiracy-green

    Read Monterey Bay Aquarium's seafood watch website: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

    Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Adam Azlee

    Edited by: Adam Azlee

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    18 min
  • S1E50: Are electric vehicles really green? - Green Pulse Ep 50

    Green Pulse Ep 50: Are electric vehicles really green?

    23:08 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 wants to decarbonise its transport sector, as part of its goal of reaching net-zero emissions as soon as viable in the second half of the century. The Republic plans to phase out all internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040, and has announced initiatives to improve uptake of electric vehicles, including tax incentives and the roll-out of more charging points.

    But if electric vehicles still draw electricity from the national grid, which in Singapore is still fossil-based, are they really more environmentally friendly?

    Green Pulse hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Mr Goh Chee Kiong, chief executive of Charge+ , the green mobility arm of Singapore clean energy company Sunseap Group, as they discuss the following points:

    1. If electric vehicles draw power from the grid, which is still fossil-based, are they really more environmentally friendly than those that run on petrol? (1:03)
    2. Other than fuel source, what other factors make an EV greener than an internal combustion engine vehicle? (7:05)
    3. The mining of raw materials for electric vehicles is not known for its environmental credentials. How can pressure on the environment be reduced in the manufacture of electric vehicles? (10:19)
    4. Other than benefits to the environment, what are the advantages of electric vehicles to human health? (14:00)
    5. Pain points of widespread electric vehicle adoption in Singapore (17:25)

      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

      Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Penelope Lee

      Edited by: Penelope Lee

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      24 min
    • S1E49: Can aquaculture solve the seafood “seaspiracy”? - Green Pulse Ep 49

      Green Pulse Ep 49: Can aquaculture solve the seafood “seaspiracy”?

      20:38 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 in this podcast series.

      The recently-released Netflix film “Seaspiracy”, which calls on people to stop eating seafood, has generated widespread debate. Supporters say the film highlights the impact of industrial fishing on marine life, bringing public attention to an aspect of the trade that not many usually think about. But others have lambasted the British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi for inaccurate facts and figures used to support the arguments made.

      In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty speak with Professor Dean Jerry, an aquaculture expert from the Singapore campus of the James Cook University, about the implications of seafood consumption and the role of aquaculture in feeding the world.

      They discuss the following points:

      1. Is the demand for seafood really emptying the oceans? (2:43) 
      2. How can Singapore consumers identify sustainable wild-caught seafood? (6:55) 
      3. What is the role of aquaculture in feeding the world? (9:33)
      4. But aquaculture does not have a pristine reputation, so can it be made more environmentally-friendly? (13:28)
      5. Can there still be plenty of fish in the sea, while ensuring that communities can continue to get access to seafood? (17:25)

      Listen to Ep 44: Fishy business about the fish you eat in Singapore: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/in-hot-soup-the-fishy-business-about-the-fish-you

        FAO’s (Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN) state of the world fisheries: http://www.fao.org/state-of-fisheries-aquaculture

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Penelope Lee

          Edited by: Penelope Lee

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          21 min
        • S1E1: Rising sea level threat to Singapore & low-lying island nations: ST Connect webinar

          ST Connect webinar: Rising sea level threat to Singapore & low-lying island nations

          52:09 mins

          Globally, sea-level rise is increasing at a faster pace, threatening Asia's coastal megacities and low-lying island nations such as Singapore. To discuss this urgent issue, this webinar by The Straits Times will look at the latest science and projections of sea-level rise and solutions, including nature-based options, to hold back the seas.

          Join ST's climate change editor David Fogarty and the panel of experts: Professor Benjamin Horton, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, Dr Zeng Yiwen, senior research fellow at the NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions and Ms Hazel Khoo, director of the Coastal Protection Department at PUB.

          This is the first of the monthly ST Connect Webinar series helmed by The Straits Times' journalists on topics ranging from climate change to geopolitics and media literacy.

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          53 min
        • S1E48: Green Finance 101 (Pt 2) - Understanding carbon services & Singapore's potential to be a leader: Green Pulse Ep 48

          Green Pulse Ep 48: Green Finance 101 (Pt 2) - Understanding carbon services & Singapore's potential to be a leader

          15:22 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 in this podcast series.

          Singapore is charting a more sustainable future for itself, and has identified growth opportunities in carbon services.

          In this second part of a two-part series on green finance, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss this issue with Mr Eugene Wong, chief executive of the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia in Malaysia, as well as Mr Anders Nordheim, who is senior vice-president for Asia sustainable finance at the World Wild Fund for Nature Singapore (WWF-Singapore).

          Learn more about what carbon services are, and why Singapore is in a good position to take a lead in this area.

          They discuss the following points:

          1. What are carbon services? (1:05) 
          2. The case for and against carbon credits (4:30) 
          3. How carbon services can provide a business case for nature conservation (5:54)  
          4. Why Singapore is an ideal hub for carbon services (8:34) 
          5. Future of green finance (13:30)

          Listen to Pt 1 - Green Finance 101: Directing capital to meet climate goals: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/green-finance-101-directing-capital-to-meet-climat

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Adam Azlee

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          16 min
        • S1E47: Green Finance 101 (Pt 1): Directing capital to meet climate goals - Green Pulse Ep 47

          Green Pulse Ep 47: Green Finance 101 (Pt 1): Directing capital to meet climate goals 

          19:10 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 in this podcast series.

          Finance is the fuel that keeps economies humming. And with countries now wanting to build back better from the economic fall-out from Covid-19, there is now a global momentum to ensure that finance is green. In March 2021, an Asean taxonomy board was established to provide a framework to guide green investments in the region. But what exactly does green finance entail, and why is it important for various nations to adopt? And how will it help the world avoid the harshest impacts of climate change?

          In the first of a two-part episode on green finance, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the topic with two experts in the field of sustainable finance. Hear from Mr Eugene Wong, chief executive of the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, as well as Mr Anders Nordheim, who is senior vice president for Asia sustainable finance at the World Wild Fund for Nature Singapore. 

          They discuss the following points:

          1. Difference between green, climate and sustainable finance, and how they differ from usual financing schemes (1:09) 
          2. Measures in place to prevent green finance from being used for unsustainable or climate-unfriendly projects  (8:18) 
          3. Importance of hammering out definitions on what constitutes a “green” project for the region (9:03) 
          4. How can retail investors participate in green finance? (15:05)

          Listen to Pt 2: Green Finance 101 (Pt 2) - Understanding carbon services https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/understanding-carbon-services-green-pulse-ep-48

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Adam Azlee

          Edited by: Adam Azlee

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          20 min
        • S1E46: Reconciling forest loss with One Million Trees initiative: Green Pulse Ep 46

          Green Pulse Ep 46: Reconciling forest loss with One Million Trees initiative

          13:33 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 in this podcast series.

          Last December, parts of a woodland in Kranji were cleared before environmental studies were completed. Investigations are ongoing to determine what happened and why. But the incident has also highlighted the growing affinity between Singaporeans and the green spaces in the country, and generated criticism of whether such deforestation projects defeat the purpose of Singapore’s goal of planting a million more trees over the next decade.

          In this episode, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee shares his response to this criticism with ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan. They also discuss how his ministry aims to walk the fine line between development and conservation in Singapore. 

          This podcast contains excerpts of an interview between Mr Lee and ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan (see her interview) last month.

          They discuss the following points:

          1. What the One Million Trees is also an act of stewardship? (3:17)
          2. How to determine which green spaces stay, and which must go? (6:22)
          3. How science and technology was used to prove the value of the Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat, which will publicly open in mid-2022 (9:10)
          4. How the National Development Ministry aims to strike a balance between development and conservation? (10:23) 

          Produced by: ST Video & Audrey Tan ([email protected])

          Edited by: Adam Azlee 

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          What has Covid-19 taught Singapore about sustainability: https://str.sg/Jj99

          Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature: https://str.sg/Jj9C

          Balancing development and conservation in land-scarce Singapore: https://str.sg/Jj9y

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          14 min
        • S1E45: Can an electric vehicle push and petrol duty hike green Singapore's land transport sector? - Green Pulse Ep 45

          Green Pulse Ep 45: Can an electric vehicle push and petrol duty hike green Singapore's land transport sector?

          17:56 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 in this podcast series.

          Singapore is ramping up its drive to make its vehicle fleet cleaner. New incentives have been introduced to make cleaner cars more attractive, while a petrol duty hike has been imposed to help “set price signals and change behaviour”. 

          In this episode, Green Pulse hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty host ST senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan on the efforts to reduce emissions from the land transport sector, and whether the initiatives will yield results.

          We also speak with Associate Professor Lynette Cheah, who leads the Sustainable Urban Mobility research group at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, on the link between land transport and climate change.

          They discuss the following points:

          1. What’s new about Singapore’s push to electrify its vehicles (1:54)
          2. Will the petrol duty hike affect livelihoods? (6:10) 
          3. The link between land transport and climate change (10:23)
          4. How would the petrol duty hike affect individuals? (16:34)

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

          Edited by: Adam Azlee

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          19 min
        • S1E44: In hot soup: The fishy business about the fish you eat - Green Pulse Ep 44

          Green Pulse Ep 44: In hot soup: The fishy business about the fish you eat

          15:50 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 in this podcast series.

          Some people make it a point to avoid eating shark fin for environmental and ethical reasons. But it turns out that food products containing these threatened species may be more ubiquitous than expected. A new study by researchers from the National University of Singapore and Wildlife Conservation Society has found that many shark and ray products in Singapore are mislabelled.

          So items labelled “dried fish” or “salted fish” may actually be from shark and ray species facing extinction. In this episode, Green Pulse podcasters Audrey Tan and David Fogarty host researchers Christina Choy and Choo Min Yi to find out how they uncovered this fishy business through a process called DNA barcoding.

          They discuss the following points:

          1. The truth about “dried fish” or “salted fish” products in Singapore (1:53)
          2. Will better labelling help curb consumption of threatened shark and ray products? (5:40)
          3. Science of DNA barcoding (10:15)
          4. What Singapore is doing to prevent mislabelling of threatened species (13:49)

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Adam Azlee

          Edited by: Adam Azlee

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          16 min
        • S1E43: Hear sounds of Clementi Forest; debating future of Singapore’s patchwork forest: Green Pulse Ep 43

          Green Pulse Ep 43: Hear sounds of Clementi Forest; debating future of Singapore’s patchwork forest

          18:51 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 in this podcast series.

          Singapore’s forests have come under the spotlight lately, as debates over the fates of the Clementi and Dover forests continue. But these plots are not the first nor last of the country's forests to disappear. 

          Less than 1 per cent of primary forests now remain in Singapore, mainly in the central nature reserves. Meanwhile, the country continues to lose its secondary forests, with important patches already being cleared to make way for housing in Tengah and more wildlife parks in Mandai, for instance. Development works for the Cross Island MRT line would also see some forested patches being cleared. 

          In this episode, hear from National University of Singapore biology lecturer N. Sivasothi and ornithologist David Tan on the importance of forest plots all across the island. What do they mean for the country as the world warms and climate changes?

          And with Singapore’s ambition to transform into a City in Nature, how well would this patchwork of green spaces serve the native animals which also call this island home?

          Produced by: Audrey Tan ([email protected]), David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Adam Azlee and Penelope Lee

          Edited by: Adam Azlee

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