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The Climate Conversations - Sinking Pacific Islands fight for survival

Climate Conversations

Fiji, Tonga and Tuvalu hold a fascination for travellers who are drawn to their unparalleled beauty. But these island paradises are facing an existential climate threat as sea levels rise. CNA’s Jeremy Koh gets a first-hand account and tells Julie Yoo how locals in Tuvalu are adapting to living on an island that is becoming increasingly uninhabitable. 

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The Climate Conversations - Your last goodbye, the eco-friendly way

He buries the dead for a living but when Mr Ang Ziqian took over the family business, he set out to find more bio-degradable ways to say goodbye to the deceased. The managing director at Ang Chin Moh Group sits down with Julie Yoo to talk about what makes a funeral ‘green’.

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The Climate Conversations - S4E4: Is tidal energy a potential pot of gold for Singapore’s energy needs?

As a Royal Navy officer, Stuart Baird was always fascinated with the power of tidal waves. Now as Bluenergy Solutions' chief technology officer, he tells CNA’s Julie Yoo why tidal energy is more powerful than wind, and more predictable than solar as a source of renewable energy. 

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The Climate Conversations - S4E3: A Singapore scientist takes a 60-hour journey to Antarctica to see climate change up close

Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin P Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PhD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they made the trip and why sunny Singapore should care about what is happening on the coldest continent on earth. 

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The Climate Conversations - S4E2: The period choice: Single-use pads or reusable options?

Nearly 90 per cent of single-use sanitary pads are made of plastic. To keep disposable period products out of landfills, how can more women be convinced to switch to a menstrual cup or reusable cloth pad? Julie Yoo speaks with Gee Ann, co-founder of The Period Co. 

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The Climate Conversations - S4E1: Not so fast: How can our shopping deliveries be more sustainable?

From supplier to consumer, online shopping delivery is a huge source of carbon emissions. But as demand for e-commerce continues to grow, how can the logistics industry cut its dependence on fossil fuels? Julie Yoo speaks with DHL Express Singapore managing director Christopher Ong in a new season of The Climate Conversations. 

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