Climate Conversations

Oct 30 2024 100 ep. 19 mins 25

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Hosts Jack Board and Liling Tan bring years of expertise covering climate change and sustainability to this weekly podcast. A one-stop shop for news, views and interviews.

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Breaking down the complicated business of carbon capture

Oct 30 2024 24 mins

Carbon dioxide is responsible for 76 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. And yet, the potential to lock up harmful emissions is big business. Jack Board speaks to a world leader in this space, the CEO of Climeworks Christoph Gebald. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can we save Southeast Asia’s capitals from drowning?

Oct 23 2024 24 mins

The region’s large capital cities - Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur - are facing a multitude of threats centred around water, from flooding, land subsidence, groundwater extraction or sea level rise. To combat these issues, engineering mega adaptation projects are often raised as solutions. Can they save our capitals? Jack Board and Liling Tan chat with CNA correspondents Nivel

Kids ask the darndest questions: Climate edition

Oct 16 2024 21 mins

Just when he thought he was clear of the classroom after being grilled by pre-schoolers on going plastic-free, CNA Correspondent Matthew Mohan finds himself back in the hot seat with Liling Tan on Climate Conversations, taking even tougher questions from kids about all things plastics. Can they answer them all?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the biodiversity COP all about?

Oct 09 2024 28 mins

Globally important biodiversity talks are about to take place in one of the most dangerous countries for environmental defenders. COP16 host Colombia has a lot at stake, and so does the planet, as Jack Board and Liling Tan discuss with environment reporter Oliver Griffin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for some cheerful climate news

Oct 02 2024 22 mins

Innovations to make flying time shorter, transporting cargo in a more efficient way and banks moving away from financing fossil fuel loans - there is quite a lot of blue sky thinking in the climate space. Jack Board and Liling Tan list them out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is climate change still too 'niche' to be part of mainstream conversations?

Sep 25 2024 32 mins

Despite the impact of climate change being felt across the planet – it’s still rarely part of everyday conversations. Jack Board and Liling Tan speak to Katharine Hayhoe, a Canadian climate scientist, on why people avoid the topic, and how it's not just up to scientists to do the job of communication.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Progress not perfection’: Formula 1 sustainability chief on the race going green(er)

Sep 18 2024 31 mins

The roar of the F1 engines is back again this year in Singapore and race organiser Singapore GP says it's on track to halve its energy emissions by 2028. This includes reducing energy use, tapping on green energy sources and limiting their carbon footprint. Jack Board and Liling Tan chat about whether these green goals are achievable as the rubber hits the road. See omnystudio.com/

Singapore companies going green is still very much a work in progress

Sep 11 2024 31 mins

This episode is brought to you by Schneider Electric, a digital partner for sustainability and efficiency. As the clock ticks towards Singapore’s mandatory climate reporting requirements, Schneider’s cluster president for Singapore and Brunei, Yoon Young Kim, and Singtel’s vice president of group sustainability, Andrew Buay explain what sets companies apart when it comes to

“I’m terribly worried”: UN chief on warming temperatures in Southeast Asia

Sep 04 2024 19 mins

Which country needs to reverse emissions trends? Who has to start phasing out coal? Who must answer the SOS on rising sea levels affecting islands and coastal cities? In an exclusive interview with CNA, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tells Climate Conversations co-host Liling Tan why the world’s biggest polluting countries need to accelerate change.See omnystudio.com/liste

Can the medical industry reduce its staggering carbon footprint?

Aug 28 2024 16 mins

From massive amounts of energy usage in hospitals, nursing homes and clinics to single use plastics for medical supplies, the medical industry's carbon footprint beats that of shipping or aviation. But how do you save lives and save the planet too? Jack Board and Liling Tan break it down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.