2024 Events

COP28
3 February 2024, Saturday

Hear from delegates of COP28, as they share their hopes, expectations, stories, and reflections from their time at the conference.

• Melissa Low, Research Fellow at Centre for Nature Based Climate Solutions, Chair of Climate Action SG Alliance.
• Max Han, Founder of Youths United For Earth and 2023 winner of The Diana Award
• Man Jing Kong (also known as Biogirl MJ), Founder of Just Keep Thinking
• Naeem Nadzri, PhD student at NTU’s Nanyang Environmental and Water Research Institute
• Ning Yi Ran, Climate Justice Advocate and Sustainability Consultant
• Quek Chui Qing, LepakinSG

ESG
9 March 2024, Saturday

Dive into the topic of ESG Investing and Disclosures, with an expert sharing on basics of ESG and a panel to hear from experts in the industry:

• Bertrand Seah, MSc Environmental Policy and Regulation, London School of Economics
• Athena Thomas, Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young
• Weixiang Wang, ESG Professional

Carbon Credits
30 March 2024, Saturday

Explore Carbon Credits and Markets, and whether they actually make a difference in the climate crisis. Expert Sharing and Panel from:

• Associate Prof Roman Carrasco, Department of Biological Sciences of NUS
• Ms Hum Wei Mei, Head of APAC & Global Head Carbon and Environmental Products, AirCarbon Pte Ltd

Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
27 April 2024, Saturday

What is the hype around CCUS? Hear from our expert speakers on this spicy topic:

• Putra Adhiguna, Managing Director, Energy Shift Institute
• Prof Yeoh Lean Weng, Chief Sustainability Officer, A*Star

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
22 June 2024, Saturday

Join us for a deep dive into Nationally Determined Contributions, and Singapore’s role. An expert speaker presentation by Melissa Low, Research Fellow from NUS Centre of Nature Based Solutions, followed by a friendly debate!

Reimagine Your Street
7 July 2024, Sunday

What do road design and road safety in the Singapore context? How can safe transportation and active travel be encouraged in neighbourhoods?

Led by Vareck Ng

How to COPe? Bridging the gap between CBD and UNFCCC
15 June 2024, Saturday

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UNFCCC’s lesser known sister, focuses on biodiversity loss. Ahead of CBD COP16 in Colombia this October, we teamed up with Singapore Youth Voices of Biodiversity to share how these two UN conventions work together and clash in the Singapore context.

This was a collaborative workshop between Singapore Youth Voices of Biodiversity and Singapore Youth for Climate Action. Find out more about SYVB here.

The Global Plastics Treaty Youth Dialogue
22 June 2024, Saturday

In 2022, UN Member States adopted a mandate to negotiate an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. The instrument sets the stage for governments to negotiate a comprehensive and legally binding treaty that will cover measures along the entire life cycle of plastic.

How is the treaty applicable to Singapore? What are some elements we should be looking out for? Expert sharing on both upstream and downstream waste, followed by a dialogue with inputs being fed into an Output Document:

• Robin Rheaume, Recyclopedia
• Pam Low, Tingkats SG and Stridy
• Liang Lei, Eco-Business