About this episode
The episode explores the climate leadership of Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment.
In this episode, we sat down with Pilar Gonzalez and Gaspard Brabant to explore the climate leadership of Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment. From championing the Singapore Green Plan 2030 to implementing carbon taxes and food resilience strategies, Fu has positioned herself at the center of one of the world’s most ambitious urban sustainability agendas. We discuss how her technocratic, data-driven approach, shaped by a career in both the private and public sectors, reflects Singapore’s broader climate priorities and whether it’s enough to safeguard the city-state’s future in the face of rising seas and global disruption. This episode is the fourth in a series of six as part of the IExRAIA Summer Research Program of 2025. RAIA has invited twelve IE University students to join our think tank and spend 9 weeks researching a figure from around the world to try to answer a simple question: Are they a climate leader? Don’t forget to read Pilar and Gaspard’s article ( https://raiagroup.org/infrastructure-constructs-grace-fu-climate-leadership ) and report ( https://raiagroup.org/ie-university-x-raia-research-program-2025 ).
People in this episode
Host: RAIA
Guests: Pilar Gonzalez, Gaspard Brabant
Topics covered
- climate leadership
- sustainability
- urban planning
- carbon taxes
- food resilience
- climate priorities
Keywords
- climate leadership
- Grace Fu
- sustainability
- Singapore
- carbon taxes
- food resilience
- urban sustainability
- IExRAIA Summer Research Program
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Singapore Green Plan 2030, IE University
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