S1E30: What has Covid-19 taught Singapore about sustainability: Desmond Lee - Green Pulse Ep 30

Green Pulse Ep 30: What has Covid-19 taught Singapore about
sustainability: Desmond Lee


12:58 mins


Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series by The
Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing
environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate
change. 


Minister for National Development Desmond Lee speaks with ST's
environment correspondent Audrey Tan on his vision for a City In
Nature in this episode.


The economic fall-out from Covid-19 and the looming threat of
climate change has nudged sustainability up the agendas of many
economies around the world. Singapore too is looking for ways to
become more sustainable. 


But in a country as densely built as Singapore is, what would
sustainability look like?  


They discuss the following points: 
What has Covid-19 taught us about sustainability? (0:48) 
How the National Development Ministry intends to champion
sustainability in the built environment. (3:05) The importance of
changing not just infrastructure, but also mindsets in the
sustainability drive. (8:32)  Technological tools to help plan
for better sustainability in early-stage flat designs (10:50)

Listen to Green Pulse's Pt 2 & Pt 3 of Desmond Lee interview


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg)
& David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg) & Ernest
Luis


Edited by: Adam Azlee


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