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The Climate Conversations - Climate change is the new enemy for militaries: Retired 3-star British general

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Soldiers will have to battle scorching heat as climate change wreaks havoc on weather patterns. In our second installment of Surviving the Sizzle, retired three-star general Richard Nugee tells Julie Yoo how armies will have to find new ways to confront climate change on the battlefield. 

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The Climate Conversations - Why buy winter clothing for kids when you can rent?

Batman costumes, winter jackets and flower girl dresses - some parents have no idea what to do with these occasion clothes after their kids have outgrown them. Julie Yoo speaks to Angeline Tan, founder of local clothing rental Weekend Kids, on why sustainable shopping for children is good for everyone.

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The Climate Conversations - Can harmful particles in the haze increase risks for heart attacks?

With an increase in hotspots detected in Sumatra, Singapore is bracing itself for a return of the haze. What's the impact of air-borne particles on your health? CNA's Julie Yoo speaks to Duke-NUS Adjunct Assistant Professor Joel Aik on this episode of The Climate Conversations podcast.

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The Climate Conversations - How technology can reduce the risk of falling trees

Trees can become dangerous when they’re sick, leaning or dying. But checking the health of each tree is a massive challenge, especially when Singapore has more trees than people. In this episode of The Climate Conversations, Peter Sasi, vice president of APAC at Greehill, tells Julie Yoo how advanced technology can help better protect trees – and people.

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The Climate Conversations - Russia’s war on Ukraine: The environmental damage is ‘ecocide’

Vibrant wetlands and animals native to Ukraine are silently facing what Oleksii Marushchak calls an “ecocide”. In this episode of The Climate Conversations, the Ukrainian conservation biologist tells Julie Yoo why he has been risking his safety to document Russia’s “war crimes against nature”.   

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The Climate Conversations - Less anger, more solutions: How the SG Climate Rally has evolved

Hong Lim Park was covered in a sea of red as more than 1,400 people gathered on Sep 23 for the first in-person climate rally in Singapore in four years. SG Climate Rally’s founding member Tan Heng Yeng tells CNA's Julie Yoo how her style of activism has changed and why climate change is a complex problem that is closely linked to social inequality.

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