S1E65: Grace Fu says clear communication with citizens key in Singapore's COP26 climate pledges: Green Pulse Ep 65

Green Pulse Ep 65: Grace Fu says clear communication with
citizens key in Singapore's COP26 climate pledges


9:47 mins


Synopsis: At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor
David Fogarty were with the Singapore media delegation at COP26,
as Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu
gave her take on the outcome of the United Nations climate talks.


0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


0:45 While there was no total happiness all round, COP26 was a
good foundation to "operationalise" the Paris Agreement


1:08 More still needs to be done for small island states;
adaptation and loss and damage remain hurdles


2:10 Overall reaction of AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States)
to COP26 outcome; Singapore is also a member of AOSIS


3:00 Climate crisis effects in Singapore include more intense
rainfall; must convince and encourage Singaporeans to take
collective action


4:33 Ms Fu on the pledges Singapore made, in reference to the
Singapore Green Plan 2030 that charts the country's pathways to
cut emissions, and how the Government intends to communicate
plans clearly with citizens


6:00 Ms Fu reveals COP presidency's direction to make this
process as inclusive and transparent as possible


Revisit our COP26 coverage here:
https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/playlists/green-pulse-at-cop26-glasgow


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Fa'izah Sani and ST Video
team


Edited by: ST Video team & Hadyu Rahim


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