The White Lotus effect

Surge in hotel bookings

Impact on small islands

Sustainable tourism policies

Ever fallen in love with a film's location set and booked a holiday there? You're in good company. "Set-jetting" travel is on the rise, thanks in part to the White Lotus effect that saw bookings surge for destinations featured in the popular HBO series.  

This week on Climate Conversations, Jack Board and Liling Tan weigh the economic gains of set-jetting against the environmental toll. 

Ever fallen in love with a film's location set and booked a holiday there? You're in good company. "Set-jetting" travel is on the rise, thanks in part to the White Lotus effect that saw bookings surge for destinations featured in the popular HBO series. &nbsp;
This week on Climate Conversations, Jack Board and Liling Tan weigh the economic gains of set-jetting against the environmental toll.&nbsp;

Climate news and views with Jack Board and Liling Tan. Join our hosts as they make sense of the climate crisis, big ideas and practical fixes for a changing planet. 

The views and opinions shared during this podcast series are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. or its group of companies.

Climate news and views with Jack Board and Liling Tan. Join our hosts as they make sense of the climate&nbsp;crisis, big ideas and practical fixes for a changing planet.&nbsp;
The views and opinions shared during this podcast series are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. or its group of companies.

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Climate news and views with Jack Board and Liling Tan. Join our hosts as they make sense of the climate crisis, big ideas and practical fixes for a changing planet. 

Climate news and views with Jack Board and Liling Tan. Join our hosts as they make sense of the climate&nbsp;crisis, big ideas and practical fixes for a changing planet.&nbsp;

The ‘White Lotus’ effect is redefining the way we travel, but is it sustainable?

How tensions can affect Singapore's gas supply

Decarbonising Singapore’s energy sector

Asia’s growing LNG facilities

How global oil prices raise cost

Singapore is heavily reliant on imported natural gas for its electricity needs. With recent tensions in the Middle East throwing shockwaves into energy markets and supply routes, is the country and broader region prepared? Jack Board and Liling Tan chat with the Singapore LNG Corporation CEO Leong Wei Hung.

Singapore is heavily reliant on imported natural gas for its electricity needs. With recent tensions in the Middle East throwing shockwaves into energy markets and supply routes, is the country and broader region prepared? Jack Board and Liling Tan chat with the Singapore LNG Corporation CEO Leong Wei Hung.

 What happens to Singapore’s gas supplies in times of war?

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Hydrogen, a simple and abundant element, has vast potential to become an alternative energy source. But extracting it is not always green nor affordable, not to mention the challenges of storage and transportation. Jaime Ho speaks to Frederic Carron, Vice President, Middle East & Asia, Energy Business, Wartsila on what it all means, and what’s in store for the potential of green hydrogen.

Hydrogen, a simple and abundant element, has vast potential to become an alternative energy source. But extracting it is not always green nor affordable, not to mention the challenges of storage and transportation. Jaime Ho speaks to Frederic Carron, Vice President, Middle East &amp; Asia, Energy Business, Wartsila on what it all means, and what&rsquo;s in store for the potential of green hydrogen.

Green hydrogen - getting from pipe dream to a potential fuel for the future

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The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment has plans to create 55,000 new and upgraded jobs over the next 10 years. These plans need people but what are the skills and knowledge needed? Will passion and pay finally meet for future roles in sustainability? Jaime Ho speaks to two young guests who have already dipped their toes into this green future - Benedict Tan who majored in Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS and S Sandiyashini, a first year Life Sciences and Management student at NUS.

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment has plans to create 55,000 new and upgraded jobs over the next 10 years. These plans need people but what are the skills and knowledge needed? Will passion and pay finally meet for future roles in sustainability? Jaime Ho speaks to two young guests who have already dipped their toes into this green future - Benedict Tan who majored in Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS and S Sandiyashini, a first year Life Sciences and Management student at NUS.

The future so green: Talking to the young who will fill the climate and sustainability jobs of tomorrow | EP 46

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The ‘White Lotus’ effect is redefining the way we travel, but is it sustainable?

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