A carbon emissions target is to be set by Singapore’s Public Service as part of the country’s Green Plan 2030, Parliament has been told.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu (pictured) said the target was one of the “four key shifts” that the sector would take under the GreenGov.SG initiative.
“First, we will set more ambitious goals for the Public Service, including a carbon target for the first time,” Ms Fu said.
“We aim to peak the public sector’s emissions around 2025, ahead of the national target of around 2030,” she said.
As previously announced, Singapore will aim to halve its 2030 peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and to achieve net zero emissions “as soon as viable” in the second half of the century.
The GreenGov.SG initiative is part of the Green Plan, which was launched earlier last month, and aims to be a “whole-of-nation movement” to advance the national agenda on sustainable development.
The Green Plan charts Singapore’s green targets over the next 10 years, and is spearheaded by the Ministries of Education, National Development, and Transport.
Ms Fu said that in addition to setting higher targets, the scope of GreenGov.SG would be expanded.
“In setting its goals, it will go beyond Government-owned offices to include other public sector infrastructure and operations such as public transport infrastructure and healthcare facilities,” she said.
“With this expanded scope, the public sector will take on a greater responsibility to enhance the sustainability of our operations.”
Singapore, 6 March 2021
