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‘Just staggering’: UN says households bin 1 billion meals a day while millions go hungry
Food waste produces five times the planet-heating emissions of the aviation sector.
Ravi Menon appointed S’pore’s first climate action ambassador
His appointment comes as financing becomes increasingly important at global climate negotiations.
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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.
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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.
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Asia's energy transition
Fossil fuels still have a role if used cleanly, says China’s new climate chief
China is still adding coal-fired power capacity, but officials say they will eventually be back-up to cleaner fuels
China sets tougher energy efficiency goal after falling behind on 2025 targets
China is aiming to cut its energy intensity by 2.5% in 2024, after it missed a 2% reduction goal in 2023.
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.
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Impacts and Nature
‘Just staggering’: UN says households bin 1 billion meals a day while millions go hungry
Food waste produces five times the planet-heating emissions of the aviation sector.
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.
Climate finance
Boeing calls out big energy for inaction on sustainable jet fuel
Less-established green fuel producers are doing a better job than well-resourced giants.
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Forum: Make private houses, condos set aside part of the land for greenery
With the temperature in Singapore hitting around 36 deg C lately, it is hard to survive the heat without cooling my house and incurring a higher electricity bill (S’pore may be hotter in 2024 than 2023 due to lingering effects of El Nino: MSS report, March 25).
‘Gross failure’: Researchers claim Australia is selling carbon credits that don’t exist
In vast swathes of land earmarked for forest regeneration, such growth was stagnant or shrinking.