The public sector will walk the talk. It will adopt measures to better economise on the use of resources such as energy and water. By demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of such measures, we hope to encourage individuals and companies to take action to become more efficient and sustainable as well.
1. Invest $1bn over 5 years to support sustainable development programmes
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The government will invest in research and development to test new technologies that can help Singapore develop in a sustainable way. The government will also provide funding support to encourage non-governmental organisations and businesses to implement
ideas to make Singapore more sustainable.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Promote the Clean Technology and Sustainable Urban Solutions as new economic growth sectors, in tandem with our sustainable development efforts.
- Develop a 55 ha CleanTech Park at Jalan Bahar as a platform for test-bedding clean technologies.
- Conduct research to improve Singapore’s effectiveness in maximising our sources of water, as well as increase the energy efficiency of water treatment.
- Establish a new $5 million incentive scheme to develop prototype building designs that achieve at least 50% improvement in energy efficiency.
- Develop Marina Bay and Jurong Lake District as our new generation of sustainable high-density districts.
- Establish a five-year research program to adapt water sensitive urban design concepts and technologies to local use.
- Invest in R&D and manpower in clean energy and water technologies.
- Expand R&D in other clean environment technology areas such as waste management.
- Promote international exchange of ideas in sustainable development.
- Contribute Singapore’s expertise to help build environmentally sustainable cities across the world.
2. Make HDB estates more energy-efficient
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The government will build more environmentally-friendly public housing and work with Town Councils to reduce energy consumption of common areas in HDB estates by 20% to 40%. We will also pilot the use of solar energy in HDB estates.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Establish a Green Mark GFA Incentive Scheme for new buildings that can attain Green Mark GoldPlus and Platinum ratings. Require new developments in key areas to achieve Green Mark GoldPlus and Platinum ratings through land sales conditions.
- Target 80% of our existing building stock (by GFA) to achieve at least Green Mark Certified rating (minimum level of energy efficiency) by 2030. Establish a $100mil Green Mark Incentive Scheme for existing buildings to undergo energy efficiency retrofitting.
- New public sector buildings with 5,000 sqm of air-conditioned floor area to achieve Green Mark Platinum rating. Require existing government buildings with more than 10,000 sqm air-conditioned floor area to attain Green Mark GoldPlus rating by 2020.
3. Make government buildings more energy efficient
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The government will reduce the energy and water consumption of government buildings, such as by installing more energy efficient systems and increasing indoor air-con temperatures.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Reduce energy consumption in the common areas of new estates and mature estates by 20% and 30% respectively.
- Implement a large-scale solar test-bed for public housing spanning 30 precincts islandwide.
- Develop a new generation of environmentally friendly housing districts along the Punggol Waterway.
4. Enhance environmental education
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Schools will expand their curriculum and activities to educate students about sustainable development.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Schools will step up their efforts in promoting environmental education.
5. Transform Singapore into a City of Gardens and Water
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The government will set aside more land for parks, create more leisure venues, transform waterways to support recreational use as well as protect and enhance our biodiversity to conserve our natural heritage.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Provide 0.8 ha of park land per 1000 persons by 2030. In the shorter term, increase the amount of green park space by 900 ha by 2020.
- Make parks more accessible, by tripling the length of park connectors from 100 to 360 km by 2020 and developing new leisure options around green spaces.
- Open up 820 ha of reservoirs and 90 km of waterways for recreational activities by 2020 and 900 ha of reservoirs and 100 km of waterways by 2030.
- Implement a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to research, document and conserve biodiversity in Singapore.
- Develop a City Biodiversity Index with international partners to promote biodiversity conservation efforts among cities globally.
6. Promote skyrise greenery
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The government will encourage public and private developers to introduce more skyrise gardens on the rooftops of apartments, office buildings, and carparks.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- Add some 30 ha and 50 ha of skyrise greenery by 2020 and 2030 respectively, including 9 ha of green roofs on multi-storey carparks in public housing estates.
- Introduce various initiatives to promote skyrise greenery. This includes co-funding for green roofs in the Central Business District and Orchard Road areas, a landscape replacement policy for new developments in Downtown and Marina Bay, Jurong Gateway and Kallang Riverside; and bonus GFA for rooftop outdoor refreshment areas to incentivise provision of rooftop landscaping in the Central Area.
7. Encourage joint action by the people, private and public sector
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The government will encourage public and private developers to introduce more skyrise gardens on the rooftops of apartments, office buildings, and carparks.
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BLUEPRINT
- The government will make available more funding to support the work of NGOs and facilitate more networking among NGOs.
- The Community Development Councils will promote environmental awareness and action to more than 2 million people through programmes under their local district plans.
- The government will leverage on a $1.5 million 3P Partnership Fund to assist organisations from across the people, public and private sectors to realise worthy ideas on environmental sustainability.
- Public sector will adopt more environmental sustainability practices both as a consumer of goods and services and as a responsible employer.