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COP27

Key takeaways from COP27 climate summit in Egypt

The two-week UN climate summit saw negotiations by nearly 200 nations about the future of global action on climate change.

COP27 explainer: What is 'Loss and Damage' compensation, and who should pay?

The phrase refers to costs already being incurred from climate-fuelled weather extremes or impacts.

Why UN Climate Change Conference COP27 matters for Singapore

Singapore is no small player in summits such as COP27 and can help steer the world to meet climate change targets.

Explainers

COP26: Climate change explained in 5 charts

Mankind's activities are adding so much greenhouse gases, that earth is heating up much faster than in the past.

Five climate change myths busted

Some common claims that question global warming wilt under scientific scrutiny.

 

Why are UN climate talks important?

Nations have been grappling with the growing threat of climate change for years and negotiations led by the UN have been a key way to tackle the crisis.

Videos

    Climate science

    Fringe climate proposal of a giant space parasol gains interest

    Scientists say shielding Earth from 2% of the Sun’s radiation will keep it in manageable climate boundaries.

    Trailblazers: Professor ‘Energizer Bunny’ powers on in battery research, winning accolades

    Professor Madhavi Srinivasan, 40sExecutive director of the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) and NTU Sustainability OfficeHer colleagues call her an “Energizer Bunny” because of her effervescent energy and enthusiasm for her work.

    Trailblazers: ‘Father of photovoltaics’ envisions at-sea solar farms around Singapore

    Professor Martin Green created a solar cell so powerful and efficient that it is used in most of the solar panels made today.

    Impacts and Nature

    Only 10 countries had healthy air quality in 2023, report finds

    Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan and Burkina Faso had the most polluted air in 2023.

    Drainage canals for peatlands are major source of carbon emissions, study finds

    More than one-third of carbon from the canals is released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

    Protected areas in high seas can help fish grow bigger: Study

    Establishing such areas could boost fishing yields, rather than hurt subsistence fishing communities.

    Great Barrier Reef in grip of mass bleaching ‘major event’

    Bleaching causes corals to expel the colourful algae living in their tissues and turn white.