Audrey Tan
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Past articles by Audrey:
Green Pulse Podcast at COP27: Is there a limit to adapting to climate change?
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Reforestation could boost water security in vulnerable regions in the Asia-Pacific: Study
SINGAPORE – Planting up forests can help soak up planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but a new study has shown that reforestation efforts could also boost water security for some regions in the Asia-Pacific. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: The power of governments to drive climate action
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Plans for recreational court at bat roosting site put on hold; SLA to conduct study to assess impact
SINGAPORE - Plans to build a court at a bat roosting site near the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve have been put on hold pending the results of an environmental study, The Straits Times has learnt. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
What’s hot at UN Climate Change Conference COP27
Here's a look at 6 key issues that will be discussed. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Singapore taking steps to build diverse portfolio of carbon credit sources
It is in talks with over 20 countries on projects that could help the nation meet its climate change targets. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
What’s hot at COP27
Leaders from almost 200 nations will gather in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh from Nov 6 to 18 to hammer out details of how countries can take climate action under the Paris Agreement. Audrey Tan, David Fogarty and Cheryl Tan highlight six key issues that will be discussed at COP27, this year’s United Nations climate change conference. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Singaporean appointed to sit on UN body overseeing carbon credit trade
Mr Benedict Chia of the National Climate Change Secretariat is the only Singaporean on the 24-member panel. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Kangaroo meat from Australia currently the only wild-caught meat product allowed in Singapore
Kangaroo meat from Australia is the only wild-caught meat product currently allowed in Singapore, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). Other countries including Denmark and Britain have been accredited by SFA to supply game meat – including emu, ostrich and wild boar... → Read More
Our Better Nature video series: Accelerating Singapore’s electric vehicle drive
SINGAPORE - The land transport sector here is the third-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the country after the power and industrial sectors, but efforts are ongoing to green up vehicles amid the national push to tackle climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: Business the real power behind green transition
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: How much more renewable energy can South-east Asia tap?
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Seeing beyond what meets the eye in wildlife conservation
SINGAPORE - It was past 9pm on a Thursday evening in early September, and photojournalist Mark Cheong and I were crouched on a trail in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, staring into the thicket with National Parks Board (NParks) staff on a survey of wild animals that prefer the night. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: What’s at stake for South-east Asia at COP27 climate conference
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: Can natural gas, a fossil fuel, really be green?
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
NDR 2022: Masks will soon be optional, except on public transport and in clinics, hospitals
Masks will soon be required only on public transport and in healthcare settings such as hospitals, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Aug 21). In his National Day Rally speech, PM Lee said the Covid-19 situation in Singapore had stabilised, and that relaxing... → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: How to truly value nature
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: How humans are exploiting wild plants and animals
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: Taking the heat out of climate change with CO2 removal
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Green Pulse Podcast: “We’ll see you in court”
Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More