Green Pulse
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSynopsis: The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Podcasters: Audrey Tan & David Fogarty
Produced by The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings
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How apocalyptic wildfires in California affect Singapore: Green Pulse ep 33
September 24, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBGreen Pulse Ep 33: How apocalyptic wildfires in California affect Singapore 19:01 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Images of the apocalyptic wildfires in the American south-west have dominated headlines around the world. But what do the intense blazes there have to do with nations far away, such as Singapore? In this episode, ST’s envir...
Desmond Lee on balancing development and conservation in land-scarce Singapore: Green Pulse Ep 32
September 23, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBGreen Pulse Ep 32: Desmond Lee on balancing development and conservation in land-scarce Singapore 12:45 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Singapore aspires to be a City in Nature, with plans afoot to conserve its green spaces and infuse nature into the urban setting. But the perennial tussle between development and conservation will remain...
Desmond Lee on transforming Singapore into a City in Nature: Green Pulse Ep 31
September 22, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBGreen Pulse Ep 31: Desmond Lee on transforming Singapore into a City in Nature 15:25 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Singapore has always taken pride in being green, and its latest City in Nature vision will further push the boundaries of the country's greening journey which began 60 years ago. What does this new goal in Singapore’s gre...
What has Covid-19 taught Singapore about sustainability: Desmond Lee - Green Pulse Ep 30
September 17, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBGreen 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 o...
Perilous journeys of migratory birds : Green Pulse Ep 29
September 03, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGreen Pulse Ep 29: Perilous journeys of migratory birds 19:42 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Travel may be off the cards for humans during the pandemic, but not for some birds. Every year from around September, Singapore welcomes scores of birds from as far north as the Arctic Circle, who fly halfway across the world to escape the winter chill of the northern hemisphere. ST's science and e...
Why planting trees is no quick-fix for climate change: Green Pulse Ep 28
August 20, 2020 22:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBGreen Pulse Ep 28: Why planting trees is no quick-fix for climate change 14:25 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Climate change is caused by the emission of heat-trapping gases from human activity like burning fossil fuels. The science is clear: much more needs to be done to stop the release of such emissions in the first place. But as na...
Making peat forests pay for their own conservation: Green Pulse Ep 27
August 06, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBGreen Pulse Ep 27: Making peat forests pay for their own conservation 18:05 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. The dry season in South-east Asia is just around the corner, bringing with it the prospect of haze. Fires in Indonesia can be started by accident, or deliberately to clear land. And because they take place on carbon-rich peatlands...
A Covid-19 tide of trash; and implications for marine life: Green Pulse Episode 26
June 18, 2020 22:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBGreen Pulse Episode 26: A Covid-19 tide of trash; and implications for marine life 16:00 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. The Covid-19 lockdowns have led to improved environmental outcomes in some instances, such as improved air quality, but the outlook is not all rosy. On the back of Singapore’s Year Toward Zero Waste in 2019, a survey d...
Will cleaner air in South-east Asia during Covid-19 lockdowns last? - Green Pulse Ep 25
May 28, 2020 22:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBGreen Pulse Ep 25: Will cleaner air in South-east Asia during Covid-19 lockdowns last? 14:31 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Lockdowns to limit the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in cleaner air in many cities in South-east Asia, since less fossil fuels are burnt for energy and transport. But an analysis by the Centre for Research on E...
Science + Trivia = Covid-19 quarantine fun: Green Pulse Ep 24
May 07, 2020 22:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBGreen Pulse Ep 24: Science + Trivia = Covid-19 quarantine fun 14:32 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Hear from two Singapore biologists, Mr Kannan Raja and Mr Marcus Chua on their initiative to help more people learn more about the world we live in, right from the comfort of home. SGStem Talk & Trivia is a series of scientific webinars,...
Great Barrier Reef still worth visiting despite bleaching? - Green Pulse Ep 23
May 01, 2020 22:00 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBGreen Pulse Ep 23: Great Barrier Reef still worth visiting despite bleaching? 8:43 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode for Part Two of the discussion on the ongoing bleaching event at the Great Barrier Reef, with Dr David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. For the first time,...
Great Barrier Reef still worth visiting despite bleaching?: Green Pulse Ep 23
May 01, 2020 22:00 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBGreen Pulse Ep 23: Great Barrier Reef still worth visiting despite bleaching? 8:43 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode for Part Two of the discussion on the ongoing bleaching event at the Great Barrier Reef, with Dr David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. For the first time,...
The Great Barrier Bleach: Green Pulse Ep 22
April 16, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBGreen Pulse Episode 22: The Great Barrier Bleach 12:36 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. In the first of two episodes, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty chat with Dr David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in Townsville, Queensland, on the ongoing ble...
Making Singapore's cleaning industry more sustainable in wake of coronavirus: Green Pulse Ep 21
April 08, 2020 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBGreen Pulse Ep 21: Making Singapore's cleaning industry more sustainable in wake of coronavirus 11:52 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out how Malaysia's restrictions on cross-border movement to help battle Covid-19, will have an impact on the sustainability and future of cleaning services in Singapore. Do...
Singapore's battle against dual invasion of coronavirus and dengue virus: Green Pulse Ep 20
April 04, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBGreen Pulse Ep 20: Singapore's battle against dual invasion of coronavirus and dengue virus 11:56 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out about Singapore's efforts to bring forward an increased fight against dengue in 2020, which has so far already recorded double the number of dengue infections compared to las...
Can SG Clean be a national movement to flatten the coronavirus epidemic curve?: Green Pulse Ep 19
April 03, 2020 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBGreen Pulse Ep 19: Can SG Clean be a national movement to flatten the coronavirus epidemic curve? 12:42 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out about the SG Clean Taskforce and how its aims are more urgent in this current Covid-19 era. Find out about SG Clean certification. The mindset shift: Can this be volun...
Can SG Clean be a national movement to flatten the coronavirus epidemic curve? - Green Pulse Ep 19
April 03, 2020 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBGreen Pulse Ep 19: Can SG Clean be a national movement to flatten the coronavirus epidemic curve? 12:42 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out about the SG Clean Taskforce and how its aims are more urgent in this current Covid-19 era. Find out about SG Clean certification. The mindset shift: Can this be volun...
How NEA works with cleaning crews for Covid-19-affected premises and households: Green Pulse Ep 18
March 28, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBGreen Pulse Ep 18: How NEA works with cleaning crews for Covid-19-affected premises and households 8:35 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out about "DID" - duration, intensity and density - and about how the community and the authorities can practise the good basic rule of short duration, low intensity and l...
Coronavirus magnifies importance of a clean Singapore: Green Pulse Ep 17
March 27, 2020 10:05 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBGreen Pulse Ep 17: Coronavirus magnifies importance of a clean Singapore 11:29 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Tune in to this episode to find out how the coronavirus threat has magnified the importance of the SG Clean movement, and has changed social norms now and for good. From the scientific view, proper cleaning agents used islandwi...
SG Clean or not?: Green Pulse Ep 16
March 13, 2020 10:05 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBGreen Pulse Ep 16: SG Clean or not? 15:02 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan chats with Mr Edward D’Silva, chairman of the Public Hygiene Council, on Singapore’s ramped-up efforts to clean up its act, especially during the current outbreak of Covid-19. The SG Clean Taskforce has been se...
Can raised awareness of Covid-19 help end Asia's wildlife markets? - Green Pulse Ep 15
February 23, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBGreen Pulse Ep 15: Can raised awareness of Covid-19 help end Asia's wildlife markets? 11:20 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan chats with Mr Rohit Singh, zero poaching lead at the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, on wildlife markets and their link with zoonotic diseases. In D...
Keeping cool in a world on fire: Green Pulse Ep 14
January 21, 2020 21:55 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBGreen Pulse Ep 14: Keeping cool in a world on fire 20:20 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan (@audreytrp) and climate change editor David Fogarty (@FogartyClimate) chat with climate scientist Winston Chow, an Associate Professor at the Singapore Management University and a lead author for...
A green New Year: Green Pulse Ep 13
December 30, 2019 22:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBGreen Pulse Ep 13: A green New Year 11:52 mins Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan (@audreytrp) chats with environmental studies undergraduate Woo Qiyun and sustainability champion Farah Sanwari on environmentally-friendly resolutions for the new year. The year 2019 marked Singapore’ Year Tow...
Roadblocks to major climate conference COP25: Green Pulse Ep 12
November 08, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBGreen Pulse Ep 12: Roadblocks to major climate conference COP25 16:06 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan (@audreytrp) and climate change editor David Fogarty (@FogartyClimate) chat with climate change observers Melissa Low and Eric Bea, researchers f...
A meeting of climate minds: Green Pulse Ep 11
October 22, 2019 21:55 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGreen Pulse Ep 11: A meeting of climate minds 17:14 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan (@audreytrp) and climate change editor David Fogarty (@FogartyClimate) chat with Professor Mark Howden, director for the Climate Change Institute at the Australian...
The canary in the coalmine - how climate change affects nature: Green Pulse Ep 10
October 09, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBGreen Pulse Ep 10: The canary in the coalmine - how climate change affects nature 15:12 mins Synopsis: In this series, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan chats with Dr Yong Ding Li, flyways coordinator at conservation group BirdLife International (Asia) on how climate change could impact natural habit...
The Greta effect in Singapore: Green Pulse Ep 9
September 04, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBGreen Pulse Ep 9: The Greta effect in Singapore 13 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan and assistant foreign editor David Fogarty chat with Ms Annika Mock, 20, and Mr Kristian-Marc Paul, 25, two of the young organisers of the upcoming Singapore Climat...
How climate change affects our food supply: Green Pulse Ep 8
August 21, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBGreen Pulse Ep 8: How climate change affects our food supply 13 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This episode educates more on the link between food and climate change, and how small actions, from wasting less food or eating more vegetables instead of meat, can help. This month, ST’s environment corr...
Geoengineering: Can modifying the climate stop climate change? - Green Pulse Ep 7
July 24, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBGreen Pulse Ep 7: Geoengineering: Can modifying the climate stop climate change? 12:50 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan chats with Dr Corey Gabriel, a climate scientist from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California on geoengin...
The winds of El Nino change: Green Pulse Ep 6
June 12, 2019 09:55 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBGreen Pulse Ep 6: The winds of El Nino change: 12:49 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This month, we chat with Mr Rodney Martinez, international director for the Ecuador-based International Research Centre on El Nino, or CIIFEN, on a climate phenomenon known to wreak havoc all across the Pacific Ocean...
How tropical rainforests are important world carbon sinks: Green Pulse Ep 5
May 15, 2019 02:44 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBGreen Pulse Ep 5: How tropical rainforests are important world carbon sinks 8:46 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. In this episode, we chat with Dr Arief Wijaya, senior manager for climate and forests at the World Resources Institute Indonesia, on the importance of tropical rainforests - ecosystems that...
Lessons from female sperm whale Jubi Lee found dead in Singapore in 2015: Green Pulse Ep 4
April 25, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBGreen Pulse Ep 4: Lessons from the female sperm whale Jubi Lee found dead in Singapore in 2015 14:37 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. This week, we discuss the scientific lessons learnt from what is perhaps the most charismatic marine mammal to ever be recorded in Singapore: The sperm whale. In a paper published on April 5, 2019, in scientific journal Peer ...
Green Pulse Ep 3: Climate of change - School strike for the climate
March 12, 2019 05:04 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBGreen Pulse Ep 3: Climate of change - School strike for the climate 8:49 mins Synopsis: On March 15, students from all over the world will be skipping classes for the day, as they go on a school strike for climate action. With climate change threatening their future, they ask how adults can truly say that the world is their oyster. The youth-led climate movement was started by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, who went on the first school strike in August 2018. Since then, the movement has onl...
Green Pulse Ep 2: Climate of change: Power to (young) people
January 17, 2019 11:02 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBGreen Pulse Ep 2: Climate of change: Power to (young) people 11:34 mins Synopsis: The role of young people in this year’s pivotal climate change talks in Poland have been highlighted ever since 15-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg refused to go to school in August in order to pressure her government to take more drastic climate action. In this episode, The Straits Times' environment correspondent Audrey Tan speaks to three young people from different parts of the world to find out their...
Green Pulse Ep 1: Why UN climate meeting in Poland is so important
December 14, 2018 04:19 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBGreen Pulse Ep 1: Why the UN climate meeting in Poland is so important 13:51 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series, The Straits Times takes a close look at key news talking points. COP24, the United Nations (UN) climate change talks in the Polish city of Katowice is touted as being one of the most important since COP21 in Paris, when the Paris Agreement was drawn up. The Straits Times' environment correspondent Audrey Tan speaks with National University of Singapore research fellow Meliss...