Doing the right thing is about making a choice

THE past few weeks saw a flurry of grim reports on the environmental health of our planet. This comes on top of the US's withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement. And yet despite the upheaval, climate discussions are continuing.

Countries are stepping up their hard targets for green policies. The European Union, for example, raised its goals for the amount of energy consumed from renewable sources from 5 per cent to 32 per cent by 2030. And here in Singapore, a carbon tax will be enforced starting 2020 to encourage companies to bring down emissions.

It is clear that, regardless of one's position on the science of climate change, the drive to become sustainable is increasingly at the top of domestic agendas. It is a conscious decision, an acknowledgement that habits and practices must change in order for us to thrive.