Climate Conversations

Dr Karenne Tun is not just an avid diver and lover of these beautiful creatures, she is also leading an effort to restore Singapore’s coral reefs by planting 100,000 corals along the coast. The director of the National Parks Board National Biodiversity Centre tells Julie Yoo about working underwater, and why more resilient corals in warmer oceans matter to us.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Avester Lau became a meteorologist to uncover the complexities behind the weather. In this limited series My Green Gig, he sits down with host Biogirl MJ to explain why predicting the weather is so difficult for meteorologists and debunks some common myths.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From travelling to a remote island in the Philippines to spending hours in a lab analysing bird DNA, Movin Nyanasengeran believes he has landed his dream job as a bird conservationist. How do “birders” like him ensure that bird species continue to thrive? In this limited series My Green Gig, guest host Kong Man Jing shines the spotlight on people working in the conservation and environmental secto...

Diamonds are supposed to be a girl’s best friend. But the love for this stone has also caused detrimental impact on the environment, say its critics. While lab-grown diamonds are hailed as an ethical alternative, are they as sustainable as they claim to be? Julie Yoo puts her questions to Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether Diamonds.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having a 100kg wild boar charging at you is no small thing, says ACRES co-CEO Anbarasi Boopal. But beyond managing the number of wild boars, she tells Julie Yoo why human behaviours and urban planning solutions can tackle the root cause of wild boar attacks.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The glitz and glamour of the K-pop industry is fuelled by overconsumption and a mountain of waste, say Nurul Sarifah and Dayeon Lee. They are behind the environmental organisation Kpop4planet and their goal is to mobilise K-pop fans to take part in climate action.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over coffee one day, Krista Milne and Tiffany Crawford decided to take on the monumental task of keeping Melbourne cool. The co-chief heat officers tell Julie Yoo why heat is a silent killer, and what cities can do to protect their most vulnerable as heat waves get even hotter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobody was prepared for the haze crisis that hit Singapore in 2015, says Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. With global warming and El Nino on the horizon, the haze may yet be back to trouble us. Has anything changed? And what can Southeast Asian nations do to deal with it better? Yasmin Jonkers gets answers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Raising chickens and cows to feed the world’s growing population is reaching its limit, says the 24-year-old founder of FlyFeed. His solution? Eating bugs. Arseniy Olkhovskiy tells Julie Yoo what it’s like starting an insect farm in Vietnam and how he is cooking up more ways to get cheap, nutritious, and sustainably grown insect-based food onto your plate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Although car sharing has been called the future of mobility, challenges with cleanliness and last mile infrastructure remain. How can car sharing companies close the gap to convince more people to give up buying cars?  Julie Yoo speaks with Kelvin Tay, CEO of BlueSG.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He buries the dead for a living but when Mr Ang Ziqian took over the family business, he set out to find more bio-degradable ways to say goodbye to the deceased. The managing director at Ang Chin Moh Group sits down with Julie Yoo to talk about what makes a funeral ‘green’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a Royal Navy officer, Stuart Baird was always fascinated with the power of tidal waves. Now as Bluenergy Solutions' chief technology officer, he tells CNA’s Julie Yoo why tidal energy is more powerful than wind, and more predictable than solar as a source of renewable energy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin P Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PhD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they made the trip and why sunny Singapore should care about what is happening on the coldest continent on earth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nearly 90 per cent of single-use sanitary pads are made of plastic. To keep disposable period products out of landfills, how can more women be convinced to switch to a menstrual cup or reusable cloth pad? Julie Yoo speaks with Gee Ann, co-founder of The Period Co.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From supplier to consumer, online shopping delivery is a huge source of carbon emissions. But as demand for e-commerce continues to grow, how can the logistics industry cut its dependence on fossil fuels? Julie Yoo speaks with DHL Express Singapore managing director Christopher Ong in a new season of The Climate Conversations.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Revenge travel is in full swing but the tourism industry also has its eye on its role in decarbonising. Can you be sustainable and still have an experience to remember? Sentosa’s planning division director Lee Cheh Hsien outlines how the island resort is taking on the difficult task of decarbonising its hotels and attractions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a student, Lim Chong Tee co-founded Wateroam to bring clean water to communities without electricity. This World Water Day, he tells CNA’s Julie Yoo why a portable water filter can help hundreds of people get instant access to drinkable water in rural and disaster-hit zones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bread is one of the most common breakfast foods around the world but over 24 million slices are thrown away each day. By upcycling food waste into beverages, CEO of CRUST Travin Singh tells Julie Yoo how his company has saved over 2,500kg of bread in Singapore by turning bread into beer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Solar prices have dipped dramatically over the last decade but installing these energy-saving panels isn’t necessarily cheap nor straightforward. Julie Yoo asks Bolong Chew, founder of the start-up Solar AI, what are the challenges and long-term benefits of going green.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tropical rainforests are a carbon sink and also one of earth’s best defences against climate change. But to preserve the forest, Thailand’s indigenous people must find new ways of making a living.  Join Jack Board, CNA Climate Correspondent, as he finds out how climate change is affecting places and people across Asia.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coastal communities who depend on the Coral Triangle are facing depleting fish supplies. Now Philippines’ fishermen who were once against no-catch conservation zones, are rethinking their stance. Join Jack Board, CNA Climate Correspondent, as he finds out how climate change is affecting the places and people across Asia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rice farmers who rely on the Mekong must adapt or find another way to make a living. Hear a first-hand account from Jack Board, CNA Climate Correspondent, as he finds out how climate change is affecting the places and people across Asia on “Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers”.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nepal is a stunning mountain paradise but as temperatures rise and glaciers melt, people in the Himalayan villages are heading for the exit. Hear from Jack Board, CNA Climate Correspondent, as he finds out how climate change is affecting the places and people across Asia on “Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers”.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special five-part series called "Asia's Great Climate Frontiers", CNA’s Climate Change correspondent, Jack Board journeys across Asia to find out first-hand how climate change is affecting landscapes and lives. This episode looks at how the climate crisis is affecting the livelihoods of Mongolian nomadic herders in the Gobi Desert.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate protests that make the headlines may be good for online views, but young local climate activists say that’s not enough. Poring over environmental reports and showing up at climate conventions are essential to creating change. Julie Yoo speaks to Ho Xiang Tian and Rishika Selvan in this episode.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.