WHAT CAN SINGAPORE DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?
[UNDERSTAND]
We have to understand what climate change means specifically for Singapore. We set up the Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), where a team of scientists and meteorologists, and supercomputers model the weather and do research. They cooperate with their counterparts in neighbouring countries to study in more detail the impact of climate change on our region. They are finding that Singapore, being near the equator, is more vulnerable to climate change than the global model suggests.
[MITIGATE]
We must do our part to reduce CO2 emissions. We are part of the Paris Climate Agreement, and have committed to slow down and ultimately cap our CO2 emissions by around 2030. We introduced a carbon tax last year to help achieve this. All Singaporeans can also play a part by remembering to switch off the lights, reducing waste, and reusing and recycling more.
[ADAPT]
We must adapt to climate change, especially rising sea levels. We need local measures to protect individual buildings and developments, such as building higher than mean sea level, and we have been doing this.
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