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David Fogarty

Deputy Foreign Editor

David has been with The Straits Times since 2014 as a supervisor on the foreign desk and as climate and environment writer. Prior to this, he was a senior editor and then climate correspondent for Reuters for 19 years in Hong Kong and Singapore. David has been writing about climate change and the environment since the late 1980s, after finishing his science degree in Canberra. He is also a commentary writer and co-host of ST’s Green Pulse podcast.

Latest articles

Banh mi instead of sandwiches: Temasek’s sustainability chief on boosting investor interest in Asia

Temasek’s managing director for sustainability Park Kyung-ah.

Ahead of COP30, Temasek’s sustainability chief on scaling climate finance for Asia

A greener, climate-friendly future is an opportunity to do well financially and not just to do good.

Paris Agreement dials down climate risks, but danger from heat is growing

People cooling off at a fountain at Madrid Rio Park amid heatwave conditions in Madrid, Spain, in 2024.

Singapore investor sees sunny returns in New Zealand solar projects

SC Oscar's Twin Rivers solar power project near Kaitaia on the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island.  PHOTO: THOMAS SCHENKELS

Seaweed rising: Can it fuel Asia’s blue economy?

Seaweed: Asia's rising ocean crop. Simon Davis explains why.

The climate crisis may also be a ticking financial time bomb

A woman carrying a baby wades through a flooded area in Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Demystifying Canberra: A ‘much maligned’ city of kangaroos, cockatoos and 561 traffic roundabouts

White cherry blossoms bloom in late August along Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin as Spring approaches.

Is blended finance the right recipe to speed up climate investments in Asia?

(From left) Hosts David Fogarty and Audrey Tan discuss how the mix of public, private, and philanthropic money is driving progress on climate action.

How we can beat the heat in Singapore

Plastics crisis grows as UN treaty talks end in failure

Failure to get a deal undermines the March 2022 decision by 175 nations to develop a legally binding global treaty to address the full life cycle of plastic.