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The Climate Conversations - S2: The future so green: Talking to the young who will fill the climate and sustainability jobs of tomorrow | EP 46

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment has plans to create 55,000 new and upgraded jobs over the next 10 years. These plans need people but what are the skills and knowledge needed? Will passion and pay finally meet for future roles in sustainability? Jaime Ho speaks to two young guests who have already dipped their toes into this green future - Benedict Tan who majored in Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS and S Sandiyashini, a first year Life Sciences and Management student at NUS.

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The Climate Conversations - S2: Budget 2021: One more step forward in Singapore’s push towards sustainability? | EP 25

On Tuesday (Feb 16) Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat laid out the Government’s priorities for a post-pandemic future. Coming one week after the roll out of the Singapore Green Plan 2030, did the Budget bring Singapore's sustainability goals a step further? Jaime Ho speaks to Dr Winston Chow to get his assessment on the announcements.

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The Climate Conversations - S2: Louis Ng on leading the first ever climate change motion in Parliament and the next stage of Singapore’s green journey | EP 23

MP for Nee Soon GRC and Chair of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Sustainability and the Environment Louis Ng sits down with Jaime Ho to talk about what trade-offs mean in Singapore’s quest to tackle climate change, why he supports the carbon tax and greater transparency in emissions data from the largest emitters in Singapore.

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