Cheryl Tan

(she/her) Science and Climate Journo 🌳 🌎 @straits_times/ @risj_oxford member / @Climatetracking fellow / 📩 [email protected]

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

Good morning! Ahead of the launch of the (delayed) @IPCC_CH AR6 synthesis report, here’s a massive graphic reimagining the impact of climate change on Southeast Asia at the current level of warming, but also what the region could look like if more is done to tackle climate change

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

@kytalli cant comprehend hvg 5 pigs just on her damn lap

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

Who’s heading to #COP28? Will be closely tracking topics related to #carbon markets, nature/land use/ oceans, CCUS and #health. Would love to connect if you’re heading there too, drop me a dm!!

[Stephen Beng @StephenBengSL]

Studies ongoing to determine if waste on Semakau could be mined to build Tuas Port. @cheryltans | Innovation and alternatives are viable when they come at no net loss to #nature | #SustainableDevelopment #CircularEconomy #wastemanagement #Sustainability https://t.co/RZQkODEiCb

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Don’t even use twitter anymore but back on here to say that @winstontlchow has been officially elected as co-chair, making him the first ever Singaporean to sit in the IPCC bureau 🥳🥳🥳 https://t.co/GL52A6yw2d…

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

For the first time, Singapore has nominated our very own climate scientist, @winstontlchow to sit on the @IPCC_CH Bureau - as a co-chair for WGII on adaptation, vulnerability & climate change impacts! https://t.co/VjkgS9fD32

[Stephen Beng @StephenBengSL]

#Singapore sea levels could rise by 1.37m come 2150: 30% of the #island nation is <5m above sea level; populated, low-lying coastal regions and reclaimed land could experience more frequent and extensive inundation @cheryltans #climate https://t.co/XCIZM7vNIW

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@kytalli OMG U GOT more

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

*Mind-blowing* new NASA video showing CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels...

...as if they were visible to the human eye

h/t @ClimateOfGavin

[Steve HC Teo @hcteohc]

Thanks @cheryltans from @straits_times for covering our work! Interesting observations from the property industry on the attractiveness of greenery for home buyers. Our analysis shows the "greenery premium" paid by buyers increasing over the decades, in both S$ & %.

[Zeng Yiwen @yiwen1987]

Sightly delayed, but wanted to thank
@cheryltans again for covering our work! It's such a lovely article (in @straits_times)! The full article is here if anyone's curious: https://t.co/4uzbysNNiV

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

This comes as the authorities are turning to climate modification technology to produce artificial rain and to strengthen water reserves, which could help to prevent peatland fires. https://t.co/kpbMqPXMHF

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

In a doorstop interview w reporters, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that transboundary haze will not be an issue anymore — even amid the hotter & drier El Nino season.

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@httpsfana HI IM HERE

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@kytalli omg i love dis one…….cant wait fr her story!!!

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

S'pore has already made some strides in this area - biofuels are widely used in the maritime sector, sustainable aviation fuel has been rolled out on all SIA flights, and our sewage waste/food waste will be turned into biogas w the new Tuas Nexus Facility from 2025.

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

NEW: S'pore is looking into the wider adoption of biofuels & sustainable bioresources to hit its net zero target by 2050. The Govt looking into more sources & types of biofuels - both locally & internationally from up to 8 countries. https://t.co/SCsfVc9T01

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

One key requirement would be the ability of these structures to withstand extreme weather events like extreme heat, coastal surges, and possible debris from intense rainfall etc throughout its lifespan!

[Cheryl Tan @cheryltans]

So there will soon be a code of practice for coastal protection infrastructure, where certain standards have to be implemented for structures like sea walls, dykes, tidal gates etc. https://t.co/Hdtdv7AQZA