S1E76: Don't procrastinate, mitigate: IPCC - Green Pulse

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.


The world’s top climate science body recently (April 4) released
a how-to guide for reducing greenhouse gas emissions fuelling
climate change. Turns out, humanity has many tools at its
disposal, from greener buildings, to renewable energy to
nature-based solutions, such as planting mangroves. 


Green solutions can also help nations meet their development
goals, says the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change’s Working Group III, which focuses on mitigating, or
reducing emissions. 


The problem is that the amount of planet-heating emissions,
especially from burning fossil fuels, pumped into the air keeps
rising and this is pushing up global temperatures. The IPCC makes
clear that for global average temperatures to be capped at 1.5
deg C, a key Paris Agreement goal, emissions need to start to
fall quickly immediately. 


The worrying outlook comes as many nations are scrambling for
fossil fuel supplies because of supply shocks. 


In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and
climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the findings of the
report with one of its lead authors,  Professor Jim Skea
from Imperial College in London. Prof Skea, co-chair of Working
Group III, tells us about the solutions at hand, including the
likely need for machines that suck CO2 out of the air, and the
imperative to start cutting emissions now. 


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


02:54 What are the key messages in the IPCC’s Working Group III
report?


04:43 What will the role of new technology be in reducing
emissions? 


06:42 Will cutting emissions help advance developmental goals?


12:25 The WGIII report rounds up the IPCC’s sixth assessment
report. How should policy makers respond? 


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


Edited by: Eden Soh


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