David Fogarty

Singapore

Climate Change Editor at The Straits Times

Climate Change Editor @Straits_Times. Ex-@Reuters. #ClimateChange = story of our age. Let's overcome the risks and seize the opportunities. Views are mine.

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Articles

Is it time to focus more on climate adaptation?

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Audrey Tan

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Given the geopolitical headwinds on climate action, should countries start focusing on climate adaptation? There are two key prongs of climate action – mitigation, or efforts to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and adaptation, or taking steps to prepare for climate impacts.
$400m forestry fund to focus on S-E Asia as climate, conservation focus grows

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE - Japanese paper and packaging giant Oji Holdings and New Forests, a global investment manager focused on nature-based assets, announced on March 26 a US$300 million (S$401 million) fund to buy forestry estates, with the majority of the investment set to be in South-east Asia.
China’s great green march across the globe

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Tan Dawn Wei |Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja |Li Shuo

BEIJING/SINGAPORE/JAKARTA – On the outskirts of the Indonesian city of Semarang in Central Java, a new factory is cranking out solar cells and assembling solar panels with the help of robots, while autonomous carts whizz around ferrying parts and components. The Trina Mas Agra Indonesia solar panel plant, operational since October 2024, is a US$100 million joint venture between China’s Trina Solar, Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas and Indonesian state utility PLN.
Can Asean step up on climate action?

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Audrey Tan

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Fast-growing South-east Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. As the climate risks grow, the region needs to lift its game to ramp up green energy investment and adopt stronger climate targets. This year is a key test of the region’s climate resolve.
Can international agreements still help environmental goals?

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Audrey Tan

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. President Donald Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement for the second time, prompting other countries to ponder about their involvement in the multilateral climate treaty. At the same time, other environmental agreements are running into speed bumps.
Clean energy bolsters China’s GDP growth in 2024: Study

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE – China’s global dominance of clean energy technologies has raised the hackles of some nations and led to tariffs and trade spats, but the industry has proved a boon for the world’s second-largest economy, which has struggled to boost sluggish growth.
UN fund hopes to cash in on nature’s bounty. Is it a game-changer?

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty |Audrey Tan

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Nature’s bounty is vast and we all benefit from it. Think of the huge variety of plants and their timber, seeds and fruits – even the materials from them to make cosmetics. The immense variety, the huge number of different species and traits in nature, comes from genetics.
China coal surge challenges climate pledges, green investment: Study

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE - Construction and approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China surged in 2024, risking further lock-in of the dirty fuel and challenging the climate commitments of the world’s top greenhouse gas polluter, according to an analysis released on Feb 13. China, the world’s top coal consumer and producer, has by far the world’s largest fleet of coal power plants that belch out vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2).
Lessons the region must heed as it plans a nuclear push

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

Nuclear reactor investments are expected to pick up as more nations opt for atomic power. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESAustralia is one of the sunniest and windiest nations on the planet. About 40 per cent of its electricity already comes from renewable energy and could reach double that by 2030. Does it need nuclear power, too? And can the nation even afford to go nuclear? Building a nuclear energy industry from scratch would cost an estimated A$331 billion (S$281 billion) by mid-century.
Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollution’s toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | David Fogarty

SINGAPORE – More than 100 children under the age of five die each day in East Asia and the Pacific from air-pollution-related causes, the United Nations children’s fund (Unicef) said on Feb 6, in a call for urgent action to cut deadly emissions, toughen air quality standards and improve health systems. The toll translates to nearly 40,000 deaths annually among children under five in the two regions.