by Abriel | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Moving on from NEWater, Singapore has big plans for NEWSand – a promising construction material culled from incineration waste. More ambitiously, it wants to create NEWOil – using discarded plastic to replace fossil fuels. The country is looking at...
by Abriel | Feb 29, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action
As temperatures climb and extreme weather events pummel various parts of the world, nations are starting to realise that greener ways of powering cities and economies are needed. Renewable energy, such as that from the sun, wind or tides, is a solution that has been...
by Abriel | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Mindsets and consumption habits need to change as Singapore moves to tackle climate change, said Workers’ Party Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan, as he urged the Government to set a “bold green agenda”. To encourage “buy-in” to this...
by Abriel | Feb 19, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
A new coastal and flood protection fund, with an initial injection of $5 billion, will be set up to help protect Singapore against rising sea levels, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on 18 February. The fund will be topped up subsequently “whenever our...
by Abriel | Feb 19, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
The Housing Board will introduce a new programme to ensure sustainable living is a key feature of HDB estates across Singapore, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on 18 February. Called the HDB Green Towns Programme, it will focus on reducing energy...
by Abriel | Feb 19, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
To phase out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles within the next 20 years, Singapore will make electric vehicles (EVs) more attractive from next year (2021). “Our vision is to phase out ICE and have vehicles run on cleaner energy by 2040,” Finance...
