Greening Singapore: NUS Cities explores the impact of green buildings on public health (From left) Mr Giovanni Cossu, Head of Sustainability of CapitaLand Development; Mr Lee Ang Seng, President of Singapore Green Building Council; Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment; Er Dr Johnny Wong, Deputy CEO (Building) of Housing Development Board; and

Cultivating Sustainability: Yuki Ong’s GreenLoopFarms Journey Juniors from Yuki’s Primary School visiting the farm to learn about sustainability and microgreens. Healthy eating can be a delicious and sustainable endeavour. This is what Yuki Ong, a recent graduate from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (NUS Geography ’23), believes as she embarked on her

APCEL Student Outreach Programme: Cedar Girls’ School On 25 August 2023, the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) hosted students from Cedar Girls’ School. To the delight of our guests, the workshop began with afternoon tea. Students and teachers brought their own cups, lunchboxes, and cutlery to reduce waste by avoiding the use of single-use

Sustainable Cities, Liveable Communities: NUS Environmental Policy Forum 2023 The NUS Environmental Policy Forum 2023 brought together a plurality of voices from policymaking, academia and civil society to participate in a closed-door dialogue. Sustainable Cities, Liveable Communities Against the backdrop of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (SGP2030) and a growing interest in environmental policy and

Take a clear-eyed view of carbon markets: Experts at CNCS media briefing Dr Axel Michaelowa, senior founding partner at Perspective Climate Group, explaining the differences between compliance and voluntary carbon markets at the CNCS virtual media briefing.   Carbon markets may not be perfect, but journalists should avoid characterising them as being inherently negative, said

NUS Ridge View Residential College’s Intertidal Walk and Clean in support of SG Clean Day RVRC hosted RV Intertidal Walk and Clean for 19 NUS staff, students, and family, in support of SG Clean Day. Having sustainability as a pillar of focus, NUS Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) regularly engages in outdoor learning to promote

Leading the ‘charge’ in zero-waste efforts How Mr Bryan Oh (Business ’19) and Mr Kenneth Palmer (Engineering ’20) are spearheading the recycling of lithium in batteries. Who They Are To Mr Bryan Oh and Mr Kenneth Palmer, the best way to make an impact for a cause you care about is to do it yourself

CO2 capture material could bring economic payback The researchers say the COF material has the potential to deliver a financial payback by enabling the production of commercial chemicals from the captured gas. A new material for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) discovered by researchers at CDE could be a significant step forward in reducing emissions and

Giving food waste a new lease of life Congratulations to our multidisciplinary teams who emerged among the top winners of the inaugural DBS Foundation X NEA Hungry for Change Challenge 2022, a nationwide zero food waste competition! the moonbeam co. An interdisciplinary team comprising NUS graduates and students – KONG Qi Herng (Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty

Can Hollywood provide insights on climate change and biodiversity loss? Science communicator BioGirl MJ (in yellow dress seated in front) hosted a fun activity for participants at the end of the movie screening of The Lorax. Bringing dinosaurs back to life was an idea welcomed by certain characters in the Jurassic Park movie – until