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The Climate Conversations - Here’s how your table at home can be made from cardboard

Fast furniture is a growing scourge for the planet. Nearly 11 million tonnes of tables, chairs and the like are thrown out each year, according to a 2018 EU report. Peter Ortner, an assistant professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, tells CNA's Julie Yoo how he’s come up with furniture that's lightweight, spill-proof and sustainable. 

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The Climate Conversations - Can you be mad about K-pop yet care about climate change?

The glitz and glamour of the K-pop industry is fuelled by overconsumption and a mountain of waste, say Nurul Sarifah and Dayeon Lee. They are behind the environmental organisation Kpop4planet and their goal is to mobilise K-pop fans to take part in climate action. 

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The Climate Conversations - Meet Melbourne’s chief heat officers

Over coffee one day, Krista Milne and Tiffany Crawford decided to take on the monumental task of keeping Melbourne cool. The co-chief heat officers tell Julie Yoo why heat is a silent killer, and what cities can do to protect their most vulnerable as heat waves get even hotter.

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The Climate Conversations - Will we see a return of the haze this year?

Nobody was prepared for the haze crisis that hit Singapore in 2015, says Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. With global warming and El Nino on the horizon, the haze may yet be back to trouble us. Has anything changed? And what can Southeast Asian nations do to deal with it better? Yasmin Jonkers gets answers. 

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The Climate Conversations - Are you ready to sink your teeth into insect-based food?

Raising chickens and cows to feed the world’s growing population is reaching its limit, says the 24-year-old founder of FlyFeed. His solution? Eating bugs. Arseniy Olkhovskiy tells Julie Yoo what it’s like starting an insect farm in Vietnam and how he is cooking up more ways to get cheap, nutritious, and sustainably grown insect-based food onto your plate. 

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The Climate Conversations - Is car-sharing the answer to Singapore’s car-lite ambitions?

Although car sharing has been called the future of mobility, challenges with cleanliness and last mile infrastructure remain. How can car sharing companies close the gap to convince more people to give up buying cars?  Julie Yoo speaks with Kelvin Tay, CEO of BlueSG. 

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