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Audrey Tan

Assistant News Editor

Audrey is an assistant news editor who supervises coverage of environment issues. She has been on the environment beat since 2013 and is the founder and host of Green Pulse. Audrey has a special interest in how South-east Asia is affected by climate change and nature loss, and how the region is responding to the planetary emergencies. She is a recipient of the Pulitzer Centre’s Rainforest Journalism Fund and holds a master’s degree in climate science and policy from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Latest articles

COP30: How it will affect lives, jobs and politics in Singapore, SE Asia

Gathering the world for climate COPs shows a global will to act, but this episode examines whether these massive summits are just "hot air" or can truly deliver vital climate finance and solutions.

Can the insurance industry keep up with climate change in SE Asia?

Insurance is a critical lifeline against worsening climate risks, but South-east Asia must urgently close its vast protection gap to protect its vulnerable communities.

Banh mi instead of sandwiches: Temasek’s sustainability chief on boosting investor interest in Asia

Temasek’s managing director for sustainability Park Kyung-ah.

Ahead of COP30, Temasek’s sustainability chief on scaling climate finance for Asia

A greener, climate-friendly future is an opportunity to do well financially and not just to do good.

Increasing role for philanthropic support in developing countries’ energy transition

Philanthropic capital could be key to paving the way for more capital to come from the private sector.

Seaweed rising: Can it fuel Asia’s blue economy?

Seaweed: Asia's rising ocean crop. Simon Davis explains why.

NUS-OceanX expedition sets sail to study largely unexplored part of the Indian Ocean

sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX

NUS scientists gear up for high seas expedition to explore Indian Ocean seamount biodiversity

NUS researchers testing out a special system of “traps within a trap” for the expedition.

New S’pore-led initiative to boost protection, restoration of marine habitats for carbon credits

A tree adoption site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, where mangrove seedlings have been planted.

Advancing Asia’s climate agenda needs partnerships between philanthropies, public and private sector

The development of a powerful regional energy network is still in its early stages.