by Abriel | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action
With nations restricting movements to curb COVID-19’s spread, carbon-intensive fossil fuels have seen a drop in demand. While experts acknowledge that demand for fossil fuels is likely to return once restrictions are lifted, the experience offers insights into their...
by Abriel | May 2, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action
While some people may say that the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing climate change off the front page, we see more similarities than dissimilarities. Both transcend ideology in testing the competence of governments in dealing with longer-term risks. Both involve the...
by Abriel | May 2, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action
The COVID-19 pandemic has understandably superseded the issue that dominated the news, politics, business and academia for much of last year (2019) – the climate emergency. But do they both have the same underlying causes with the same solutions? The coronavirus...
by Abriel | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Singapore will eventually ditch public buses which run solely on diesel power. Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary said the Government will buy either electric or hybrid buses from now on, which is in line with its goal to have its fleet of around...
by Abriel | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Singapore is pulling out all the stops to buffer its economy against the shock waves of climate change, from ramping up efforts to curb heat-trapping emissions to protecting its coastlines. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) Masagos Zulkifli gave...
by Abriel | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
As Singapore fortifies against rising tides, the nation’s solutions and strategies will be based on science, with national water agency PUB taking the lead as the national coastal protection agency. Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli told...
