Logo
Advertisement
Advertisement

The Climate Conversations - S2: Will palm oil ever be as sustainable as it is essential? | EP 58

Climate Conversations

Palm oil is so versatile, it's found in half of packaged foods. It's also been identified as a driver for deforestation, when swaths of forests are cleared to make way for lucrative plantations. How has the industry tackled growing pressures to become more sustainable? How are smallholder farmers who earn a living from palm oil supported? And does sustainable palm oil mean higher prices for consumers? Jaime Ho speaks to Olivier Tichit, Director of Sustainable Supply Chain at Musim Mas.

Resume Pause 28 min
Bookmark

The Climate Conversations - S2: What does eating chili crab have to do with climate change? | EP 30

Jaime Ho speaks to Neo Xiaoyun and Aidan Mock about their essays in the book Eating Chili Crab In The Anthropocene. They discuss the links between daily choices and sustainability, and give their take on the fossil fuel industry and the Singapore Government's climate strategy.

Resume Pause 29 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

The Climate Conversations - S2: 2 degrees of separation: What’s behind the number in the limit to temperature rise? | EP 29

In this episode, Jaime Ho talks to Dr Winston Chow about numbers. 2 degrees Celsius is the limit that scientists, activists and governments have been focusing on in capping the rise in global temperatures. And what about 1.5 degrees Celsius? We drill down to the science, the politics and the real human impacts of a warmer world.

Resume Pause 16 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

The Climate Conversations - S2: From an energy reset to building a green economy, Chan Chun Sing outlines the path to 2030 and beyond | EP 28

The Minister for Trade and Industry speaks to Jaime Ho on how the government plans to build and pay for a new green economy, the oncoming energy “reset” and how discussions are made about trade-offs in cabinet.

Resume Pause 31 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

The Climate Conversations - S2: Climate change and the law: What's next as national courts, international law and climate action intersect? | EP 27

As environmental groups, activists and communities turn to the law to force climate action from governments and corporations, Jaime Ho speaks to environment and climate change lawyer Jolene Lin on what this means, and how these trends compare between Asia, Europe and the United States.

Resume Pause 22 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

The Climate Conversations - S2: Greening Singapore’s buildings: What makes a building green anyway? | EP 26

As part of the Singapore Green Plan, a major target is to green 80 per cent of Singapore’s buildings by floor area by 2030. This week, Jaime Ho speaks to SUTD’s Sam Joyce on what greening a building means from design to finish, with old and new buildings and the role humans and machines will play in future.

Resume Pause 26 mins
Bookmark