On 10 February 2021, the Government unveiled the Singapore Green Plan 2030, a “whole-of-nation movement” to advance the national agenda on sustainable development and to strengthen Singapore’s commitments under the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Paris Agreement.
The plan shows Singapore’s ambitious and concrete green targets over the next 10 years and is spearheaded by 5 ministries:
Under the Green Plan, Singapore aims for carbon emissions to have peaked by 2030, halved by 2050, and tapered to net zero "as soon as viable" in the second half of the century.
With the 2022 Budget, Singapore committed to revise those targets by end-2022, announced the revised carbon tax and strenghtened the Green Plan.
The Green Plan has five key pillars:
1- CITY IN NATURE
Create a green, liveable and sustainable home for Singaporeans
2- SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Reduce carbon emissions, keep the environment clean, and make saving resources and energy a way of life in Singapore
2021 Achievements & 2022 Targets:
3- ENERGY RESET
Use cleaner energy and increase energy efficiency to lower Singapore carbon footprint
2021 Achievements & 2022 Targets:
4- GREEN ECONOMY
Seek green growth to create new jobs, transform industries and harness sustainability as a competitive advantage
2021 Achievements & 2022 Targets:
5- RESILIENT FUTURE
Build up Singapore’s climate resilience and enhance food security
2021 Achievements & 2022 Targets:
The Green Plan strengthens existing national sustainability efforts and mitigation measures with several new initiatives and targets listed above. Main points:
A key priority of the Green Plan is to mobilise and to empower the Public, Private and People sectors to co-create solutions for sustainability.
Watch here the official video.
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Infographs, to be downloaded here
2022 Report by MSE is here.
Kindly note that this summary page was composed from content of the SG Green Plan website.