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 SG
• BYO 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 Singapore
• Social movement guide: “DIMRAND-WUNC” theory & practice of social movements in illiberal democracies

SG climate change & plastics policy

• Green Plan 2030
• Zero waste masterplan 
• Climate action tracker

References

• Hans Rosling, Factfulness
• Loran Nordgren, The Human Element

Fact check

• Amy Khor is the Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability & the Environment
• Carbon emissions and income
• Visualization breakdowns of global carbon emissions
• Distribution of emissions by income
• Life cycle emissions by material 
• Life cycle global emissions from plastics
• Commitment devices
• Plastic bag charge effectiveness 
• Spectrum of allies
• Global warming’s 6 americas
• Chris Jensen, co-founder of Climate Conversations 
• Choice architecture 
• Models of behavioral change
• Empathy vs compassion