Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): Presently, most carbon offset programmes often serve as little more than a palliative. Typically, parties interested in reducing their carbon footprint, the climate-conscious non-profit hoping to attend an environmental conference on the other side of the world, say, will purchase offsets from a vendor or exchange equivalent to the amountContinue reading “COS 2022: Carbon Offsets that Work”
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DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with the implementation of the new regulation on self-clearing of plates and utensils in hawker centres and food courts (a) whether there is an estimate on potentially displaced workers as a result; and (b) whether there are plans for assisting the transition of suchContinue reading “DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS”
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF RECYCLABLE WASTE PROCESSED AT MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES IN PAST THREE YEARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in the past three years what is the annual percentage of (i) recyclable waste processed at materials recovery facilities but not exported that are ultimately treated as general waste and (ii) recyclable waste reused as materials for new products. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: TheContinue reading “ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF RECYCLABLE WASTE PROCESSED AT MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES IN PAST THREE YEARS”
AVAILABILITY OF COVID-19 HEALTHCARE AWARD OR SIMILAR AWARD SCHEME FOR CLEANING STAFF IN NON-HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO RECOGNISE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST PANDEMIC
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the COVID-19 Healthcare Award, or a similar award scheme, will be made available to cleaning staff in non-healthcare settings, to recognise their contribution to the national effort against COVID-19 as such workers bear the highest exposure risk outside of the healthcare field and are usuallyContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF COVID-19 HEALTHCARE AWARD OR SIMILAR AWARD SCHEME FOR CLEANING STAFF IN NON-HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO RECOGNISE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST PANDEMIC”
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with regard to the Agri-food Cluster Transformation Fund (a) since its launch how many applications (i) have been received and (ii) were successful; (b) what was the range of grants in total amounts, given out to each farm; and (c) what is the breakdown byContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT”
FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many food farms are currently licensed in Singapore; and (b) how many coastal fish farms are licensed in Singapore, and of these, how many have leases of (i) less than five years and (ii) between five to 10 years remaining. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE”
BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider building further agri-tech and urban farm clusters to ensure food supply and that price disruptions are kept to a minimum. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Fluctuations of food prices in Singapore go beyond the size of local food supply. MultipleContinue reading “BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY”
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether there are any updates to the stakeholder engagement exercises to update Singapore’s Nationally Determined Contribution pledges for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27). Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Under the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-26) in NovemberContinue reading “STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27”
IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the risk assessment in terms of impact on food security with regard to the impending closure of Senoko Fishery Port; and (b) what measures are planned in case of future disruptions to fish sourcing operations at Jurong Fishery Port. Ms Grace Fu HaiContinue reading “IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT”
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of elevated costs for COVID-19 related funeral expenses, whether the Ministry is exploring providing some additional financial support for bereaved families to offset these costs. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Funeral expenses would vary depending on the desired funeral arrangements for theContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES”
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