1. Globalization (and economy)
1.1. Issue 1: The pandemic which resulted in the grounding of air travelers caused a pent up need to experience international travel. This is due to the globalized experience of air travel.
1.1.1. Article 5: Taiwan’s EVA Airlines offered something similar on a Hello Kitty-themed plane earlier in August, to satisfy pent-up demand from grounded travellers.
1.2. Issue 2: Singapore is a vulnerable to Global events like the pandemic. The freeze in air travel globally has affected our economy and cause the retrenchment of the 2400 employees
1.2.1. Article 9: SIA outs 2400 employees, looks for re-employment locally.
1.2.1.1. Regionalization > Globalization
1.3. Issue 3: Due to the urgency of global warming and climate change, Ministry has taken a global view of the issue and changed their name to MSE.
1.3.1. Article 1: Rebranding of Ministry of Environment & Water resrouces to Ministry of Sustainability and Environment.
2. Politics
2.1. Issue 1: Sustainability is no longer just about a science but for it to be effective, it requires political will to effect change.
2.1.1. Article 1: MSE would have to work with other agencies and research institutions to generate new green jobs and business opportunities for Singapore.
2.1.2. Also in article 1: The landmark Resource Sustainability Act was also passed in Parliament, to encourage resource sustainability and the adoption of the circular economy.
2.2. Issue 2: Pandemic has a greatly adverse effect on the security and stability of jobs in Singapore. The sound governments policies are important tot help cushion the impact of the recession from the pandemic.
2.2.1. Article 3:Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said in a Facebook post later in the day that the Government has rolled out support measures, including the Job Support Scheme, to defray business costs and protect jobs, with the aviation sector having received the strongest.
2.2.2. Article 8: the ministry said in a statement that cost-saving measures adopted by firms and Government support initiatives “may have cushioned the overall impact on jobs”.
2.2.3. Article 3: SIA has also raised significant capital with the support of its majority shareholder. They have delayed this workforce reduction as long as they can, but with air travel decimated by Covid-19, this has unfortunately become inevitable."
2.2.4. Article 6: Eco-groups said they understand that SIA is now facing tough times amid the Covid-19 crisis, and it recently carried out a retrenchment exercise.
3. Migration
3.1. Issue 1: Although air travel is affected by the pandemic through flight shaming. The desire to travel or migrate results in the pursuit of other means of migration/travel.
3.1.1. Article 5: If the experience in Western Europe and North Asia is instructive – along with the flight shaming movement gaining momentum in Europe – then high-speed rail may overtake short-haul intra-ASEAN flights in the future.
3.1.2. Also in article 2: Fueled by activists in Sweden, “flygskam” which translates to “flight shame” is the name of the movement which encourages people to stop taking flights to lower carbon emissions.
4. Notions
4.1. Issue 1: youths are becoming more active when it comes to climate change.
4.1.1. Article 1: in recent times, Singapore youth have shown to want to take greater ownership of sharing their perspectives on climate action
4.2. Issue 2: the voices of consumers are important in decision making especially when it comes to environmental issues.
4.2.1. (With regards to the flights to nowhere) Article 7: SIA chief executive officer Goh Choon Phong said there had been “a lot of interest” in its customer engagement initiatives over the last few weeks.
4.2.2. Also in article 7: in recent weeks, the idea attracted criticism from people who were concerned about the carbon impact, while others defended such flights – which other airlines are also pursuing – as a way to help the ailing airline cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
5. Climate Change
5.1. Issue 1: there is a growing concern amongst the population with regard to environmental conservation.
5.1.1. Article 1: Singapore is also seeing a more active citizenry when it comes to environmental policy. Partnership has started to go beyond co-organising events and support for one another and toward building greater trust and transparency.
5.1.2. Article 2: Fueled by activists in Sweden, “flygskam” which translates to “flight shame” is the name of the movement which encourages people to stop taking flights to lower carbon emissions.
5.2. Issue 2: Both the Government as well as companies are finding newer measures to be more green.
5.2.1. Article 1: In 2019, the Ministry pushed for a Year Towards Zero Waste and launched the country’s inaugural Zero Waste Masterplan which maps out Singapore’s key strategies to build a sustainable, resource-efficient and climate-resilient nation.
5.2.2. Article 2: This is one of the many initiatives taken by the carrier to contribute to “greener skies” by reducing food wastage on board and cut back on the use of in-flight items, a company spokesman told CNA in response to queries.
5.2.2.1. Article 4 (CONTRADICTION): SIA Flights to nowhere produces a lot of carbon emissions