Primer

Climate change and why humans rush to ruin

This is the fourth of 12 primers on current affairs issues under the news outreach programme by The Straits Times and the Ministry of Education

Audrey Tan
Science and Environment Correspondent
The skyline of the Marina Bay area shrouded in haze, due to fires in Indonesia, on Oct 6, 2015. The harmful impacts of climate change have been known for years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has perhaps generated more momentum for sustainable development
The skyline of the Marina Bay area shrouded in haze, due to fires in Indonesia, on Oct 6, 2015. The harmful impacts of climate change have been known for years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has perhaps generated more momentum for sustainable development, says the writer. ST FILE PHOTO
Updated
Apr 12, 2021, 05:00 AM
Published
Apr 12, 2021, 05:00 AM
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 12, 2021, with the headline Climate change and why humans rush to ruin. Subscribe

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