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We are running a webinar by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo on individual choices and efforts as a contributor to structural transformation!   Date: 6 November 2025, Thursday Time: 10.00AM to 11.30AM (SGT) Register here: https://lnkd.in/gcDThy4t   In parallel with global climate negotiations at the UNFCCC COP, various climate actors – from national and local governments to firms large and small – are increasingly learning and accounting for how their 🧮 economic activity maps onto greenhouse-gas emissions. Yet the most numerous (and arguably most consequential) actors -- 👩🏾🔬 🧑🏼⚕️ 🧑🏽⚖️ 👩🏻💼 🧑🏻✈️ 🧑🏽🎤 👩🏼💻 hundreds of millions of affluent individuals -- are too often overlooked and their role is underemphasized. Among their multiple roles, individuals as consumers pull supply chains; as citizens they back political leaders and embolden them to implement policies to accelerate the energy and food transitions in the coming decades. Yet public education has largely missed 📊 (i) which individual actions meaningfully reduce versus increase environmental damage, and (ii) how shifts in individual lifestyle choices -- often low‑cost or even personally beneficial -- can collectively drive positive change and ease 🪂 climate anxiety. Alberto will present ongoing NUS research that uses positive framing to show how short‑run "downstream" choices in transport and food markets map onto carbon emissions and deliver health and nutrition co‑benefits, with the aim of reshaping understanding of individuals' "upstream" role as 🪆 climate citizens.   About the Speaker: Associate Professor Alberto Salvo is an environmental economist and behavioural social scientist at the National University of Singapore. He holds a Dean’s Chair award in the Department of Economics at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He also serves on the University Sustainability and Climate Action Council (NUS Sustainability) and is the Lead Principal Investigator in the Social Sciences at the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein @NUS. Beyond NUS, he is co-editor of the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and a member of the editorial council at the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

Honoured to represent the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the launch of our new report, "High-Risk Forests, High-Value Returns", developed in collaboration with UN-REDD. 🌳 Our analysis shows that protecting tropical forests most at risk of deforestation can deliver the greatest co-benefits - not only for carbon, but also for water security, food production, livelihoods, and disaster resilience. It was a pleasure to lead ths research together with Prof Lian Pin Koh, and our UN-REDD colleagues Katrina Borromeo and Gabriel Labbate. #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateAction #Forests #UNREDD #Sustainability

We are running a webinar by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo on individual choices and efforts as a contributor to structural transformation!   Date: 6 November 2025, Thursday Time: 10.00AM to 11.30AM (SGT) Register here: https://lnkd.in/gcDThy4t   In parallel with global climate negotiations at the UNFCCC COP, various climate actors – from national and local governments to firms large and small – are increasingly learning and accounting for how their 🧮 economic activity maps onto greenhouse-gas emissions. Yet the most numerous (and arguably most consequential) actors -- 👩🏾🔬 🧑🏼⚕️ 🧑🏽⚖️ 👩🏻💼 🧑🏻✈️ 🧑🏽🎤 👩🏼💻 hundreds of millions of affluent individuals -- are too often overlooked and their role is underemphasized. Among their multiple roles, individuals as consumers pull supply chains; as citizens they back political leaders and embolden them to implement policies to accelerate the energy and food transitions in the coming decades. Yet public education has largely missed 📊 (i) which individual actions meaningfully reduce versus increase environmental damage, and (ii) how shifts in individual lifestyle choices -- often low‑cost or even personally beneficial -- can collectively drive positive change and ease 🪂 climate anxiety. Alberto will present ongoing NUS research that uses positive framing to show how short‑run "downstream" choices in transport and food markets map onto carbon emissions and deliver health and nutrition co‑benefits, with the aim of reshaping understanding of individuals' "upstream" role as 🪆 climate citizens.   About the Speaker: Associate Professor Alberto Salvo is an environmental economist and behavioural social scientist at the National University of Singapore. He holds a Dean’s Chair award in the Department of Economics at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He also serves on the University Sustainability and Climate Action Council (NUS Sustainability) and is the Lead Principal Investigator in the Social Sciences at the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein @NUS. Beyond NUS, he is co-editor of the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and a member of the editorial council at the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

We are hosting a by invite only event - Getting Ahead of the Carbon Curve 🌍📈 - on 15 October 2025, 5:30–8:30pm at the CDL Singapore Sustainability Academy. Jointly hosted by the Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions, NUS Sustainability Academy (NSA), and The Nature Conservancy, the evening convenes thought leaders and practitioners to explore the evolving carbon markets landscape - from policy and science to market mechanisms 🌱🤝 The programme includes a keynote by Mr Campbell Moore (TNC), a panel featuring government representatives (NCCS & EDB) and academia (Ms Tan Cui Yun, Mr Adil Hakeem & Ms Shakura Bashir; moderated by Ms Melissa Low with Ms Tamara Singh), short sectoral sharings, and networking over dinner. Invited guests, please register by 10 October through the email invites sent (limited seats; registration will close once capacity is reached). Interested parties can write in to [email protected]. Successful registrations will be notified before 15 October. About NSA: https://lnkd.in/gfe_Vx_h

🌍 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 NUS is honoured to host Professor Dr Johan Rockström — one of the world’s most influential voices in sustainability and co-creator of the Planetary Boundaries framework — for a powerful lecture as part of the #NUS120 Distinguished Speaker Series. 📅 Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 3:30 PM 📍 Venue: Ho Bee Auditorium, NUS University Cultural Centre 🎟️ Free registration: https://lnkd.in/gqKWs-xJ Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from the scientist shaping how the world understands and responds to the planet’s critical limits. 🌐 Prof Rockström is: ✔️ Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ✔️ Professor, University of Potsdam & Stockholm University ✔️ Chair, Earth Commission & Earth League ✔️ Chief Scientist, Conservation International ✔️ Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina & Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences His groundbreaking work is transforming global policy, science, and action on climate, water, and sustainability. This is a must-attend for anyone passionate about our planet's future. 🌱 Seats are limited — secure yours now! #ShapeTheFuture #NUS120 #Sustainability #PlanetaryBoundaries #ClimateAction #FutureOfOurPlanet

Last call for registration! The registration for the Navigating Policy Developments and Trends in Carbon Markets is quickly approaching in two weeks. We still have some seats left and if you are keen, secure your spot by emailing to NUS Sustainability Academy at [email protected]. Let’s build a more sustainable future—together! #NUSSustainability #CarbonMarkets #CarbonCredits #NUSSustainableFuture #Sustainability #Training

🐅 Join us for a talk with Alex Jack, General Manager & Head of Conservation at the Malaysian Conservation Collective (MyCC), as he shares how citizen conservation is helping turn the tide for the critically endangered Malayan tiger. From anti-poaching walks to habitat restoration, discover how ordinary people — including those from Singapore — can play a part in protecting tigers and their forest home. 🌿✨ 📍 Don’t miss the chance to learn how you can make a difference! #MalayanTiger #CitizenConservation #SWAG #WildlifeConservation Ridge View Residential College

NUS is honoured to welcome Professor Dr Johan Rockström, an eminent expert and leading voice on global sustainability issues and planetary boundaries, for an upcoming lecture as part of the #NUS120 Distinguished Speaker Series. 📅 Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 3.30pm 📍 Venue: NUS University Cultural Centre Ho Bee Auditorium Prof Dr Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam and Professor in Water Systems and Global Sustainability at the Stockholm University. He is an internationally recognised scientist on global sustainability issues and led the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change. Professor Rockström is a leading scientist on global water resources, with more than 25 years experience in applied water research in tropical regions, and more than 150 research publications in fields ranging from applied land and water management to global sustainability. He is, among other commitments, Chair of the Earth Commission and the Earth League, Chief Scientist of Conservation International, and an elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. #ShapeTheFuture Register now: https://lnkd.in/gRH7DCBk  Seats are limited — sign up early!

We are running a webinar by Dr Steve Teo on his research for a better planetary future!   Date: 25 September 2025, Thursday Time: 2.30PM to 4.00PM (SGT) Register here: https://lnkd.in/gMBnBhXm   Steve is a climate and ecosystem scientist whose research powers smarter, science-based nature solutions for a changing world. By combining satellite data, ecosystem models, and machine learning, he connects the science of nature with real-world relevance—helping shape land-use policy, guide climate finance toward credible carbon solutions, and design cities that work with nature, not against it 🚜🪙🏙️ He will speak about how forests can help combat climate change, and how smarter policies and economic tools can amplify their impact. Drawing on economics, climate science, and environmental data, his work evaluates the benefits and trade-offs of nature-based solutions. While these solutions are often highly effective, scaling them requires better data, thoughtful risk management, and stronger policy support. Steve completed his PhD recently at the National University of Singapore while based in the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions. He is now a Research Fellow at the Technical University of Munich. This webinar is the first in our new programme, Nature for Climate for You, which will be a series of activities featuring scientists, practitioners and advocates. It is a friendly space to learn and participate together 🛋️🪅 _ _ _ _ Explore our research projects: https://lnkd.in/g9g89JcJ Support us in our work: https://lnkd.in/gJMimGps Follow us on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gahN5jhb

🌳 Meet PhD student Alicia Ong from Prof Jun Ying Lim’s lab! She’s exploring how Singapore’s forests are responding to climate change, using microclimate sensors and leaf & twig samples to uncover the secrets of our native trees.   👉 Swipe to learn more!