S2E14: Can Asean step up on climate action?

Asean’s latest climate plans will face intense scrutiny as
climate impacts worsen.


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.


Fast-growing South-east Asia is highly vulnerable to climate
change. 


As the climate risks grow, the region needs to lift its game to
ramp up green energy investment and adopt stronger climate
targets.


This year is a key test of the region’s climate resolve. All 10
Asean members are obliged to submit updated and more ambitious
2035 climate plans to the UN this year. Only Singapore has done
so to date. 


The question is, though, with the United States and Europe
rolling back on climate finance and targets, does South-East Asia
have the will to boost green investment? And where will the money
come from?


Green Pulse podcast hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty discuss SE
Asia’s climate plans with Ms Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and
Coordinator, Asean Studies Centre, at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak
Institute in Singapore. 


Have a listen and let us know your thoughts!


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


2:20 With the US and EU backsliding on climate commitments, are
you seeing this in Asean, too?


4:21 Importance of Asean on global climate and energy policies


10:53 Efforts in in funding Asean net zero targets 


17:10 Asean ambitions in new climate plans this year 


21:54 Could China step in as a major source of climate finance
for South-East Asia?


30:09 Why Asean should start showcasing climate investment
opportunities with a pavilion at the annual UN climate
conference  


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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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