S’pore will invest in new capabilities to meet sustainability targets, raise climate resilience: Grace Fu
SINGAPORE – Singapore will invest in new capabilities to meet its sustainability targets and raise the country’s resilience against climate threats, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
there are plans to accelerate the low-carbon transition. These include international collaborations to support decarbonisation efforts, such as in carbon markets, carbon capture usage and storage, a regional power grid and renewable energy. Under the project, male Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes are released regularly at the National Environment Agency’s study sites to mate with female urbanTransport Minister S. Iswaran also outlined his ministry’s plans to encourage the adoption of cleaner-energy vehicles through a combination of regulation, incentives and infrastructure.
“MOT will also work with the aviation and maritime ecosystems to put the regulatory frameworks, pilots, incentives and infrastructure in place to facilitate a smooth transition,” said Mr Iswaran. On land transport, he noted that Singapore’s rail network will be expanded by another 100km to 360km over the next decade, which will bring eight in 10 homes within a 10-minute walk to an MRT station.
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