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| Rise For Climate events across East Asia |
Yesterday, just days ahead of the
Global Climate Action Summit, 100,000s of people came together for Rise for Climate events and actions in cities and towns around the world. Their joint goal: to build a fossil-free world that puts people and justice before profits.
In solidarity with these global actions, Singapore held its own successful event “Singapore Rise for Clean and Green Investment,” bringing together representatives of key NGOs, businesses and concerned local citizens alike. Here people gathered to highlight the work of local, regional and global efforts.
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| Singapore's Rise for Clean & Green Investment |
Speakers shared a diversity of perspectives centered on fossil fuels, from local efforts to urge banks to divest from coal projects and shift towards sustainable palm oil by local NGO
PM.Haze, to
Greenpeace’s work in drawing attention to the negative impacts of coal mining in Indonesia, to causes and effects of climate change, speakers created a lively discussion around the whys and hows of shifting beyond current energy uses, to help move our society and economy back within safe planetary boundaries. Via a live link, Captain Adrian and crew member Sinja of Greenpeace’s Esperanza gave the Singaporean audience a sense of life on the seas and envy of the open waters.
This event also marked the launch of the Create for Climate youth art competition, which will connect with youths in Singaporean schools and universities to use their creativity to engage and inspire Southeast Asia’s largest banks to divest from fossil fuels and move towards a clean, green investment portfolio. Sign up for our email updates to learn more!
