Green Pulse

While Singapore is transforming into a City in Nature, natural habitats have been lost to development, leading to more human and animal clashes. How can wildlife and humans live in harmony? 

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The amount, quality and access of climate finance among key issues to be discussed at COP29.

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International carbon markets can help to channel funding to developing countries and help them take action to tackle climate change.

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Unlocking new sources of financing for nature, ending harmful subsidies and benefit sharing among issues to be discussed

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Powering up: The world is warming up to nuclear energy as nations scramble for zero-carbon electricity.

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In the bid to make alternative protein palatable to the consumer, South-east Asian cuisine offers some advantages. 

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Businesses are buying into new financial products that could help save nature, but funds for nature’s protection have not reached the scale required. 

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Love or loathe them, could insects also become a food source in the wider context of the global population?

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Climate and environment data disclosures are vital. But real action is needed for cutting emissions and nature protection.

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In the quest for renewable hydropower, indiscriminate dam building in the basin of the Mekong is changing the landscape and negatively impacting local communities and ecosystems.

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As more carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the urgency is growing for safe and sustainable methods to remove this main greenhouse gas from the air to limit the impact of climate change. 

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Humans can and must cooperate to manage climate-driven mass migration, as a heating planet forces the poor and vulnerable, particularly in the global south, to move in order to survive. 

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While the future Long Island will guard against sea level rise, the trade-offs to marine life and the East Coast’s character must be addressed, stakeholders say.

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South-East Asia has big plans to become a regional carbon storage hub. Can it work or are the risks too great?

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Local solutions are critical for vulnerable millions as the scorching heat rapidly melts snow and ice across the fragile "third pole".

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Investors are on the hunt for companies that not only cut greenhouse gas emissions but also transform industry and society. 

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Migratory species are broadly in decline, disrupted by alteration of field and forest habitats, and by hunting in the case of South-east Asia.

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Why mudflats are vital for dwindling numbers of birds that stop over seasonally.

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Carbon credit ratings can bring much needed transparency and accountability to the market – but is it enough to overcome years of mistrust?

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In a storied career, the diplomat Professor Tommy Koh also chaired the Earth Summit in 1992 and negotiated the Law of the Sea.

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