S2E9: What’s hot in 2025: Green Pulse’s top themes to watch

We take the pulse of the planet for 2025 with our key themes on
climate, nature and nuclear. 


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.


New year, new format, where we spice things up with a deeper look
at the challenges and opportunities in the environmental sector,
controversies and differing points of view.


In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty dive into
three key themes for 2025: Climate, nature and nuclear. 


They examine key questions, including: After the hottest years on
record in 2023 and 2024, what will 2025 bring? Will the worsening
extreme weather jolt governments into action? Or will it be
another year of missed opportunities?


Will the resurgent interest in nuclear really take off? Or will
the realities of high costs and long construction timelines cool
interest?


Is this the year for nature conservation – on land and the oceans
– to finally get a big boost in funding? Or are we leaving things
too late given the ceaseless destruction of forests, overfishing
and the pollution of air, rivers and seas?


Audrey is more hopeful, David is more cautious. But both agree:
We really have to talk much more about climate change and nature
despite all the other gloomy news out there. It really is a
matter of survival. 


So take a listen as we tell it like it is – the good, the hopeful
and not so good. 


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


0:05 Should we continue with Green Pulse in 2025. If so, why?


1:52 David's thoughts on nuclear?


7:45 Why will nature protection be a big topic for SE Asia in
2025?


13:19 New wave of hope for the oceans: Rising interest in blue
finance plus major UN oceans conference in June. 


16:37 The forecast is hot and getting hotter – and yet the world
seems unable to really cope with the climate crisis. Is it all
doom and gloom? 


21:06 Power to the people: More climate finance could finally
bring to life the Asean power grid. 


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Read her articles: https://str.sg/JLM2


Follow David Fogarty on X: https://str.sg/JLM6


Read his articles: https://str.sg/JLMu


Hosts: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg)


Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim


Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong


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