Rewards, rivalry, rebellion: Inside the COP30 battle for attention
Pavilions, a mainstay of the climate conference, give countries and interest groups the chance to showcase their climate change solutions, and promote their cultures.
Ang Qing
Singapore backs global push for sustainable cooling as cities step up heat action at COP30
Cooling can be unsustainable when it relies heavily on electricity generated from fossil fuels, which contribute to planet-warming emissions. Certain cooling devices also rely on…
From pledges to progress: Can COP30 move the needle on climate action?
Almost 200 countries will gather in Belem, Brazil, from November 10 for two weeks to discuss how pledges made under the Paris Agreement can be implemented.
How UN climate talks shaped carbon market, and what COP30 means for carbon trading in Southeast Asia
The carbon market allows parties to buy carbon credits from projects elsewhere in order to meet their emissions targets set under the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global…
Singapore’s 2035 climate target for COP30 and the absent submissions from other countries
Singapore submitted its plan on time, committing to reduce emissions to 45-50 million tonnes by 2035, signalling ambition despite its small contribution to global emissions.
Singapore faces rising threat of tick-borne diseases
After mosquitoes, ticks are considered to be the second-most concerning living organism that can transmit human diseases, scientists warned at the end-August event to unpack the…
Singapore earmarks about $2.4m to tackle tick-borne diseases
Doctors are not required to report tick bites in Singapore, but a recent study found that native ticks that bite humans can turn into ticking time-bombs by carrying…
Ticking time bomb? Study on ticks in Singapore calls for greater vigilance
A recent study has learnt that all 11 species of ticks found to have bitten humans in the island-state between 2002 and 2023 are capable of carrying one or more harmful microbes.
Why young people are hiding gifts for strangers in China’s cities
From Sichuan to Shandong, a growing group of young Chinese are transforming their cities into playgrounds by leaving goodies such as handicrafts, milk tea packets and blind boxes…
Over 10,000 dengue cases so far in 2024, exceeding total number of infections in 2023
Infectious disease consultant Hsu Li Yang said Singapore is likely to be experiencing a dengue outbreak now, given that the number of cases significantly exceeds the average…