Making an Impact

Green New Deal Singapore
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Green New Deal Singapore: Making An Impact explores tough questions on the psychological, social and political aspects of creating meaningful change for the environment as well as the practical challenges faced by individuals and the solutions for overcoming them. The series dives into these topics through the journeys of everyday individuals that have faced these issues, along with research on the problems and solutions for social change from the fields of psychology, economics and sociology. Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Episodes

  1. Growing from Giving: social entrepreneurship and resilience tips from the Agritecture story

    09/22/2022

    Growing from Giving: social entrepreneurship and resilience tips from the Agritecture story

    Learn about Singapore’s food resilience strategy, the 30x30 plan, explore case studies of urban resilience in Southeast Asia and Henry Gordon-Smith’s entrepreneurial journey Gordon-Smith, Henry Meet Henry Gordon-Smith, CEO and Managing Director of AgritectureOng, Chelsea, CNBC, 2022 Singapore imports 90 percent of its food how is it coping with inflationRaghu, Anuradha, Bloomberg, 2022 Malaysia Eases Ban on Exports of Live Premium Chicken Malaysia eases ban on premium chicken exportsSingapore Food Agency  30x30Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, 2021 Grace Fu How will Singapore ensure we have enough food Singapore Food Agency, 2021 Stakeholder engagement report for the Lim Chu Kang MasterplanZheng, Zhangxin, MothershipSG, 2022 Can we enjoy fresh and affordable locally farmed fish in S’pore for the next 20 years? Yes, with sustainable fish farmingLazada SG Farmer’s marketHickem, Taylor, 2019 Food sustainability : Motivation for resource efficient urban farm designOECD, 2018 Indicators for Resilient citiesIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2021 Chapter 5: Special report on food and landGordon-Smith, Henry 2021 AgFunderNews Vertical farming is headed for the trough of disillusionment heres why thats a good thingGordon-Smith Henry, 2021 KL TedX ThoughtforFood Lessons from the past for a more resilient food futureAnd more... ​​The following music was used for this media project: Music License (CC BY 4.0): Driving to the Night by Frank  Schroeter Jailbreak Whispers by John Bartmann The Right Direction & Save Us Now by Shane Ivers

    1h 13m

  2. 07/09/2022

    Passing the mic: Inclusivity, accessibility in climate activism

    In this episode, we’ll learn the success story of Kate Yeo, also known as BYOBottle girl. Kate is a Singapore climate activist who is known for her popular instagram profile and the island-wide campaign to move local F&B outlets away from single use plastics.   Guest: Kate Yeo References: Aru Shiney-Ajay, 2022 “So… why did we embark on the process to frontload?”Chenoweth, Erica 2020 “The future of nonviolence”Movement community “what is frontloading”Matzat, Uwe, 2010 “Reducing problems of sociability in online communities: Integrating online communication with offline interaction”Nordgren, Loran 2021: The Human Element: overcoming the resistance that awaits new ideasDuckworth, Angela 2016: Grit: the power of passion and perseveranceUNEP Anatomy of ActionCAPE Singapore - Community for Advocacy and Political EducationHoise, Rachel Insider Oct 1, 2020 “Singapore airlines drops flights to nowhere”Tan, Audrey Straits Times Feb 18, 2022 “Budget 2022: Singapore's carbon tax could increase to $80 per tonne of emissions by 2030”The commons Social change library “Spectrum of allies”Santana, Patrick Medium 2014 “Do-ocracy”Extinction Rebellion NZ “What is Holacracy?”Han, Kirsten 2020 “The limits of Singaporean Activism?”MOE: School terms and holidaysEugenia Chow, The Everyday Activist 15 June, 2020  “Episode 02. Climate Justice and Activism Amidst a Global Pandemic // Kate Yeo (@byobottlesg)”Yeo, Kate Dec 2021 “Imposter’s Syndrome as an Activist from Southeast Asia”Music:  Save Us Now, Saturated Drops & Unfolding Mirrors by Shane Ivers

    1h 13m

  3. 05/21/2022

    How to Keep Trending when the Climate Crisis is Going out of Fashion

    In this episode, we talk to Stephanie Dickson, co-founder of Green is the New Black, who at one point, aimed to make living a conscious life, sexy. We hear from her about how to make the fashion industry more sustainable and the human side of living a conscious life. Guest: Stephanie Dickson References Venetia La Manna shows  Shein outproducing H&M, Zara in terms of styles released.Andrew Morgan: The True Costs: Who pays the real cost for your clothesFashion Revolution has become the world’s largest fashion activism movement.DietPrada calls attention to H&M’s copying of young, queer designer Chet Lo’s work. UNEP Anatomy of Action reports on micro actions that can lead to macro change.The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas by Loran Nordgren & David SchonthalProject Drawdown by Chad FrischmannA B Corp Certification measures a company’s entire social and environmental impact.“Why are you still working? Finding the passion and purpose that fuels your career” by Jack Zenger, Forbes June 2021 “Find success in your career by learning how to match your passion with your purpose” by Morten Hansen “How to retire early with FIRE” by Kelly Anne Smith, Forbes Dec 2021 Job burnout how to spot it and take action by the Mayo ClinicTaking stock of industrial ecology: Chp 9 Understanding households as drivers of carbon emissions by Angela Druckman & Tim Jackson, 2016  Live wide awake podcast, Stephanie DicksonNaked arctic Adventure, Green is the New BlackGreen is the New Black IG, YT, WhatsApp

    55 min

  4. 02/27/2022

    Getting to Action: From Sympathy to Habit

    We have a conversation with a local change maker in Singapore about the challenges of moving the public towards more sustainable behaviors, and how to move from concern about the environment into action. Guest: Pek Hai Lin Meet the driving force behind Zero Waste SGBYO Singapore reports Green New Deal SG  Carbon constrained: a summary of Singapore’s climate change policy Just transition policy framework: A Green New Deal for Singapore Decarbonization roadmap: “Five switches” Decarbonizing energy in SingaporeSocial movement guide: “DIMRAND-WUNC” theory & practice of social movements in illiberal democraciesSG climate change & plastics policy Green Plan 2030Zero waste masterplan Climate action trackerReferences Hans Rosling, FactfulnessLoran Nordgren, The Human ElementFact check Amy Khor is the Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability & the EnvironmentCarbon emissions and incomeVisualization breakdowns of global carbon emissionsDistribution of emissions by incomeLife cycle emissions by material Life cycle global emissions from plasticsCommitment devicesPlastic bag charge effectiveness Spectrum of alliesGlobal warming’s 6 americasChris Jensen, co-founder of Climate Conversations Choice architecture Models of behavioral changeEmpathy vs compassion

    59 min

  5. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introduction to Making an Impact

    Green New Deal SG:Making An Impact explores tough questions on the psychological, social and political aspects of creating meaningful change for the environment as well as the practical challenges faced by individuals and the solutions for overcoming them.  The series dives into these topics through the journeys of everyday individuals that have faced these issues, along with research on the problems and solutions for social change from the fields of psychology, economics and sociology.

    2 min

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Green New Deal Singapore: Making An Impact explores tough questions on the psychological, social and political aspects of creating meaningful change for the environment as well as the practical challenges faced by individuals and the solutions for overcoming them. The series dives into these topics through the journeys of everyday individuals that have faced these issues, along with research on the problems and solutions for social change from the fields of psychology, economics and sociology. Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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