Green Plan 2012 [information]


 Objectives & Goals of the plan


o To ensure Singapore’s environmental sustainability till 2012.


o 6 focus areas

Clean Air & Climate Change

http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/1.AirClimateChange.pdf


Water


http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/2.Water.pdf


Waste Management


http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/3.WasteMgmt.pdf


Public Health


http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/5.PublicHealth.pdf


Conserving Nature


http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/4.Nature.pdf


International Environmental Relations.


http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/6.InternationalRelations.pdf



What can we do?



o Individuals


 Use less electricity and water, waste less and choose cleaner ways to travel,
you save money and protect the environment too.



o Companies


Companies save money when they use less energy and water and reduce
unnecessary packaging



o Government


The Government will walk the talk, make our public services more
efficient, and promote environmental awareness.



Beyond 2012


o Continue to maintain and improve on the efforts made in past years to meet the
targets set under the SGP2012 and ensure a high quality environment in Singapore



o There is a need to do even more for sustainable development as both the
international and domestic contexts have changed



Within Singapore, higher economic and population growth will exert
pressures on our limited land resources and our environmental quality in
the years to come.



Global environmental challenges such as climate change are also key
concerns on the international agenda.





References:
o http://app.mewr.gov.sg/web/Contents/Contents.aspx?ContId=1342
o http://app.mewr.gov.sg/web/Contents/ContentsSSS.aspx?ContId=1034
o http://www.mewr.gov.sg/sgp2012/
For the whole package please go to:
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/sgp2012_2006edition.pdf
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/sgp2012.pdf
Writer: Lyncam Edviano Loo

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Singapore Vision:

- City of Gardens & Water -
It will provide the critical visual and
emotional link for people with the environment.

- Energy Efficiency & Resource Conservation -
Reflecting global concerns,
broaden current perspectives to include
energy efficiency, waste minimization, recycling
and water conservation.

All these will ultimately help attain
the long-term goal of
environmental sustainability.