S1E98: Getting to grips with greenhouse gas emissions

The Straits Times Podcasts · Apr 30, 2023 · 25m

Keeping the world honest on greenhouse gas emissions is vital in fighting climate change.

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Every year, humanity releases more than 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases into the air – mainly from burning and extracting fossil fuels and chopping down forests. Nature can’t absorb all this extra, so the gases accumulate in the air, heating up the planet and driving more extreme weather and rising sea levels. It’s like adding more…