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The impacts of climate change on weather, sea levels, food and water supplies should be seen as an investment opportunity for our cities, says global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.…

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Singapore’s First Virtual Power Plant To Optimise Energy Distribution

October 8, 2019

Globally, the energy sector is evolving, driven by technological advances and climate change. Distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar and energy storage systems today complement traditional power plants which…

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What It Takes To Put Out Forest Fires

September 23, 2019

In Brazil, the world’s largest tropical rainforest is burning. Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest and this too is burning in parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Recently, a…

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Seaweed Farming Could Really Help Fight Climate Change

September 18, 2019

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), addressing carbon emissions from our food sector is absolutely essential to fight climate change. While land and agriculture took center stage…

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We Built An App To Detect Areas Most Vulnerable To Life-Threatening Haze

September 18, 2019

Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires threatens lives as inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths.…

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3 Dangers Of Rising Temperatures That Could Affect Your Health Now

August 22, 2019

I read the news about the urgency of addressing climate change, and as a mathematician who studies climate change, I was not surprised. Very worried, but not surprised. A few…

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Cities

Why We Need New Climate Models

August 22, 2019

In 1950, meteorologists Jule Charney and Ragnar Fjørtoft joined with mathematician John von Neumann and other researchers to create the first computer simulation of the weather. Back then, it took…

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Climate Change Affects Us All – Here’s What Singapore Is Doing About It

August 20, 2019

Singapore is a small, low-lying and highly urbanised city-state, with limited land and no natural resources. This limits our access to alternative clean energy options. It also makes us particularly…

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Asian Cities To Experience Hotter & Drier Climate — Yes, Including Singapore

August 18, 2019

The effects of climate change is becoming more and more apparent as the world continues to experience extreme weather events. These erratic bioclimatic conditions are not going anytime soon. A…

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Science

Why Science Needs The Humanities To Solve Climate Change

August 7, 2019

Large wildfires in the Arctic and intense heat waves in Europe are just the latest evidence that climate change is becoming the defining event of our time. Unlike other periods…

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