The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) on Tuesday (Jan 20) announced it is seeking feedback from the public on measures to further enhance Singapore’s plan to reduce carbon emissions and promote green growth beyond 2020.
An online public consultation exercise was launched in collaboration with relevant agencies such as the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), said NCCS in a media release.
The feedback exercise is part of Singapore’s involvement in ongoing negotiations as a party to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to work out a new international agreement on climate change by end-2015.
“Ahead of the new international agreement, countries are expected to put forth new commitments to address climate change,” NCCS said.
Last November, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched The Sustainable Singapore Blueprint 2015, outlining the vision for a liveable and sustainable Singapore. It contained updates to Singapore’s plans in the areas of resource conservation, climate resilience and growing the green economy.
The online public consultation will take place between Jan 20 and Mar 31, 2015. Members of the public are invited to view the consultation papers and submit their views online on NCCS’s website or REACH’s website.
