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Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Podcasters: Audrey Tan & David Fogarty Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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S2E38: Singapore’s green paradox: Planting trees while losing forest cover

Our hosts try to make sense of conflicting developments in this city state. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times provides you with a South-east Asian perspective to global environmental challenges. Trees can keep urban environments cool, and Singapore has been leveraging this "superpower" of nature by expanding its tree-planting efforts. There is a plan to plant…

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S2E37: How can Singapore beat the heat and high electricity prices without aircon?

Improving people's ability to withstand hotter weather is one part of Singapore's adaptation plan. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times provides you with a South-east Asian perspective to global environmental challenges. As Singapore's hottest month of the year, May, approaches and global energy volatility drives up Singapore's electricity tariffs, how can…

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S2E36: Higher energy prices, war in Middle East: A boost for renewables?

As the Middle East conflict sends oil and gas prices soaring, Green Pulse hosts discuss if geopolitics will break ASEAN's fossil fuel addiction. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times provides you with a South-east Asian perspective to global environmental challenges. The war in the Middle East is causing energy prices around the world to spike, due to Iran's…

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S2E35: Why is S’pore even considering nuclear energy?

Fossil fuel supply chains are unstable, and renewable energy alone can't meet all its energy needs. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Singapore is exploring the use of nuclear energy to meet its energy needs, and has taken several steps to build its knowledge and…

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S2E34: 30 by 30 no more: What is S’pore’s plan for local food production?

As local farms keep closing, will stockpiling, import diversification and global partnerships be enough to safeguard Singapore's food security? Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. The past few years have not been fertile ground for the growth of Singapore's local…

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S2E33: From Greenland to deep sea mining: Is geopolitics killing climate action?

Yes, it's a scary time. But more than ever we need to talk about climate and nature. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Right now, it seems we're in an 'ice age' for climate action. Geopolitics is all we can talk about and it's pretty much wiped climate change and…

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S2E32: Should we just give up on cultivated meat?

Lab-grown meat. The way of the future or a hard act to swallow? Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get their teeth into cultivated meat, a topic that was very much in the headlines a few years back. Singapore was…

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S2E31: “Not entirely on the road to hell”: Will the world get real on climate action in 2026?

Green Pulse hosts share what's worth looking out for on the environmental front in Singapore and South-east Asia Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. For the first episode of 2026, Green Pulse hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty discuss whether the new year will add…

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S2E29: Unpopular Opinion: Some gifts are clutter and real Christmas trees are overrated

We're not Scrooges, we just want a less wasteful Christmas. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Christmas is just around the corner, and many are diving into frantic gift shopping and feast planning. But as Green Pulse hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty ask in this…

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S2E30: Why Greta Thunberg’s shock protests in Venice can backfire

How to turn anger about environmental issues into constructive action in Singapore and beyond. Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. With the world settling for yet another watered down deal at the UN climate conference COP30, combating climate change is in an uphill…

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