S1E88: Why governments have the power to drive climate action

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.


Governments are at the heart of global climate action, setting
the policies and direction for businesses and the public. And
their influence will be on full display at this year’s COP27
climate talks in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Delegates from nearly
200 nations are tasked with accelerating action on climate change
and boosting finance for poorer countries. 


But many governments have been too slow to act, leading to rising
greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures. What can be
done to get them to act? In this episode, ST's climate change
editor David Fogarty and co-host Audrey Tan speak with Ms Sharon
Seah, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute and
coordinator of the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, to
discuss the key role of governments and what steps they can take
to accelerate climate action, especially in South-east Asia.


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


1:28 Why are governments so important in speeding up climate
change action?

2:34 What are some of the tools governments can use to increase
green investments?


5:25  Why are governments so slow to act?


9:57 What are the kinds of climate actions people in Asean expect
from their governments?


14:00 "We need a major transformation of economies. We need a
price on carbon."


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Eden Soh and Hadyu Rahim


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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