Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment how many Singaporean and permanent resident households were in arrears of (i) at least three months and (ii) more than six months, with regard to their electricity and water bills respectively at the end of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: There are aboutContinue reading “SINGAPOREAN AND PERMANENT RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILLS IN ARREARS AT END OF 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
Category Archives: Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ON URGENCY OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment following the Government’s review of its climate change targets after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), whether the Government will consider how it can enhance its public education efforts on the urgency of Singapore’s climate change imperatives and goals so that moreContinue reading “PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ON URGENCY OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS”
ENABLE FAMILIES HOLDING FUNERAL WAKES TO SERVE CATERED FOOD AND DRINKS TO VISITORS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of the continuing re-calibration and relaxation of the COVID-19 control measures, whether the Government will enable families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks to visitors. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Funeral events are not subjected to Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures to allowContinue reading “ENABLE FAMILIES HOLDING FUNERAL WAKES TO SERVE CATERED FOOD AND DRINKS TO VISITORS”
STREAMLINING VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COFFEE SHOPS AND CANTEENS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider (i) easing the vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) for dining-in at coffee shops and industrial canteens and (ii) providing financial subsidies to help coffee shops and industrial canteens with compliance costs related to VDS. The Minister for Sustainability and the EnvironmentContinue reading “STREAMLINING VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COFFEE SHOPS AND CANTEENS”
IMPACT OF HIGHER ELECTRICITY AND INGREDIENT PRICES ON EARNINGS OF HAWKERS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what data has the Ministry obtained regarding the quantitative impact on earnings faced by hawkers due to inflation in electricity and ingredient prices and restrictions on dining-in; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider additional support measures to cushion the impact on (i) hawkers andContinue reading “IMPACT OF HIGHER ELECTRICITY AND INGREDIENT PRICES ON EARNINGS OF HAWKERS”
COS 2022: Carbon Capture
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Sir, nature-based climate solutions are powerful methods of carbon capture. They also have the added benefit of protecting ecosystems. As we move to set up our carbon trading hub and companies consider buying carbon credits from overseas entities to offset emission, there is a pressing need to ensure projects areContinue reading “COS 2022: Carbon Capture”
COS 2022: Raising the Attractiveness of Electric Vehicles
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): In 2021, Singapore’s population of electric cars more than double from 1,217 to 2,942 cars. This, however, only represents 0.5% of the 645,000 cars in Singapore today. So, this uptick is encouraging, considering that much of the increase was contributed by the 924 units increase in the number of Tesla’sContinue reading “COS 2022: Raising the Attractiveness of Electric Vehicles”
COS 2022: Green Transition in Last-mile Logistics
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): The increase in our green ambitions require us to look at emerging trends last mile logistics. Online retail sales have averaged 13.5% in total retail sales in Singapore in 2021, compared to an average of 5.4% of retail sales between 2018 and 2019. This has meant great convenience toContinue reading “COS 2022: Green Transition in Last-mile Logistics”
COS 2022: Net-zero by 2050
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Chairman, during this year’s Budget, Minister Lawrence Wong announced that Singapore is targeting to reach that net-zero by or around mid-Century. First of all, I would like to thank the Government for coming to this decision. As party to the Paris agreement, Singapore has a duty to set aContinue reading “COS 2022: Net-zero by 2050”
COS 2022: Heat Inequality
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Sir, heat inequality is an issue I spoke on in last year’s climate Motion in Parliament. The number of very hot days where the real feel temperature, considering humidity, exceeds 40 degrees has increased by about eight times since the 1950s to over 80 days each year now. TheContinue reading “COS 2022: Heat Inequality”
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