Global warming is probably the biggest problem faced by the world today. Since the industrial revolution begun, we have been using fossil fuels for home energy sources, industries, and vehicles. This causes the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide, which causes global warming is very dangerous.
Singapore, a small island nation with a population that is relatively large for the size of his country, not apart from the threat of global warming. Note 10 warmest years for Singapore has occurred since 1990, including every year since 1997.
Singapore, a small island nation with a population that is relatively large for the size of his country, not apart from the threat of global warming. Note 10 warmest years for Singapore has occurred since 1990, including every year since 1997.
Climate change is related to the rate of industrialization and economic development experienced by Singapore in the past decade. Standard of living has risen with great, but unfortunately, also the pollution occurs.
Realizing that without control measures, emissions will continue to rise, then the Singapore government to do its part to reduce pollution. In his speech, Mr Lim Swee Say, Singapore's former Minister of Environment said, "Sustainable development is our common challenge. We must not allow economic growth and social progress which it brought us the short term to long-term environmental disaster. "
The experts of Singapore intends to improve air quality by implementing strict emission standards, introducing energy conservation and invest in cleaner energy sources. In April 2006, Singapore ratified the Kyoto treaty, which it was aimed reducing the greenhouse effect. A clean development mechanism is one of the provisions of the Kyoto treaty, which it encourages energy efficiency in the business world by applying patterns of carbon trading and green technology. In accordance with Kyoto, the Singapore Green Plan 2012 has been revised to "improve the carbon intensity (ie emissions per dollar kabondioksida GDP) by 25% from levels in 1990 in 2012 ..."
Among other things, this means promoting the replacement of traditional cars with low emission vehicles. Land Transportation Office (The Land Transport Authority) encourage people to drive a car "green". These vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles and cars that use compressed natural gas (CNG), spend much less pollution than traditional cars. Hybrid vehicles combine traditional engines with other resources, such as electricity or pressure.Hybrid vehicles use an electric motor to turn and when running at low speeds. Engine that uses gasoline to work with an electric motor to increase speed and when running at high speed.
Realizing that without control measures, emissions will continue to rise, then the Singapore government to do its part to reduce pollution. In his speech, Mr Lim Swee Say, Singapore's former Minister of Environment said, "Sustainable development is our common challenge. We must not allow economic growth and social progress which it brought us the short term to long-term environmental disaster. "
The experts of Singapore intends to improve air quality by implementing strict emission standards, introducing energy conservation and invest in cleaner energy sources. In April 2006, Singapore ratified the Kyoto treaty, which it was aimed reducing the greenhouse effect. A clean development mechanism is one of the provisions of the Kyoto treaty, which it encourages energy efficiency in the business world by applying patterns of carbon trading and green technology. In accordance with Kyoto, the Singapore Green Plan 2012 has been revised to "improve the carbon intensity (ie emissions per dollar kabondioksida GDP) by 25% from levels in 1990 in 2012 ..."
Among other things, this means promoting the replacement of traditional cars with low emission vehicles. Land Transportation Office (The Land Transport Authority) encourage people to drive a car "green". These vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles and cars that use compressed natural gas (CNG), spend much less pollution than traditional cars. Hybrid vehicles combine traditional engines with other resources, such as electricity or pressure.Hybrid vehicles use an electric motor to turn and when running at low speeds. Engine that uses gasoline to work with an electric motor to increase speed and when running at high speed.
Singapore's Green Transport Guide
To encourage people to buy hybrid cars and CNG, the government offers tax breaks to compensate for registration fees and taxes.Similar monetary incentive allows drivers to switch their vehicles from Euro II to Euro IV emission standards more stringent. To raise awareness about these things, a handbook entitled "Green Transport Guide" has been created and made available to the general public.
In conclusion, the Singapore government views the maintenance of the environment as an integral part of the responsibilities of leadership. From this enlightened point of view revealed, economic development and environmental conservation is mutually supportive into goals.
To encourage people to buy hybrid cars and CNG, the government offers tax breaks to compensate for registration fees and taxes.Similar monetary incentive allows drivers to switch their vehicles from Euro II to Euro IV emission standards more stringent. To raise awareness about these things, a handbook entitled "Green Transport Guide" has been created and made available to the general public.
In conclusion, the Singapore government views the maintenance of the environment as an integral part of the responsibilities of leadership. From this enlightened point of view revealed, economic development and environmental conservation is mutually supportive into goals.
