This article is contributed by Jovin Hurry, who is reporting from Paris. What is happening? This December 2015 in Paris, France will be chairing the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11). What is COP and CMP? The Conference…
Continue ReadingCountries have together what it takes for more and better climate action worldwide
This article is contributed by Jovin Hurry, who is reporting from Paris. The UNFCCC Secretariat has launched a New Interactive Guide, which helps to explain the climate change regime and its intergovernmental process to a wide audience, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. By providing the ‘big…
Continue ReadingHow Much Food Do You Waste In Singapore?
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October. This year, we would like to remember World Food Day by spreading awareness and action on food waste reduction. Together with Helpling, an online platform that connects you to cleaners, Zero…
Continue ReadingHow Far Will The Long Arm Reach? – Deconstructing Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act
This article is contributed by Maxine Chen. Introduced in 2013, the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act is now beginning to be utilised by the NEA to serve preventive notice measures on a number of Indonesian companies. This piece of law is a daring departure from the consultative methods traditionally adopted by…
Continue ReadingTurn the Little Red Dot green
An article, Turn the Little Red Dot green, in today’s The Straits Times, featured some quotes from me. Here’s my full response to the media query for the article: I think environmental awareness has increased over the years as people get more exposed to environmental news over the web. However,…
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