Singapore Green Plan 2012
Encyclopedia
Singapore Green Plan 2012 is a government blueprint for environment sustainability in Singapore
, prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
On 27 July 2005, a public forum was held to gather views for the plan on air and climate changes, water and clean land, conservation, waste reduction, and nature and public health
. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/158488/1/.html
The Green Plan underwent a review which ended in December 2005, and a 2006 revision was launched.
The Green Plan takes on the 3 challenges of Clean Air, Clean Water and Clean Land.
, whose idea has been introduced to the United States
by Huey Johnson
, has gradually phased out diesel fuel in factories and industry use, and is testing out alternative renewable energy resources, mainly hydrogen fuel
and solar energy. Singapore's strategic location near the Equator
will ensure that the solar energy will be available year round.
and Tuas
for treatment.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
On 27 July 2005, a public forum was held to gather views for the plan on air and climate changes, water and clean land, conservation, waste reduction, and nature and public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/158488/1/.html
The Green Plan underwent a review which ended in December 2005, and a 2006 revision was launched.
The Green Plan takes on the 3 challenges of Clean Air, Clean Water and Clean Land.
Clean Air
The Green PlanGreen Plan
Green Plans are comprehensive management plans that have the final goal of achieving environmental and economic sustainability. They are integrated, all-inclusive strategies that replace traditional single-issue policies. Green Plans have been implemented in several regions of the world including...
, whose idea has been introduced to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Huey Johnson
Huey Johnson
Huey Johnson is a pioneering environmentalist and the founder of Resource Renewal Institute , a non-profit organization that deals with environmental sustainability. He is also the founder of The Trust for Public Land, the Grand Canyon Trust and the Environmental Liaison Center...
, has gradually phased out diesel fuel in factories and industry use, and is testing out alternative renewable energy resources, mainly hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen fuel
An ecologically-friendly fuel which uses electrochemical cells or combusts in internal engines to power vehicles and electric devices. It is also used in the propulsion of spacecraft and can potentially be mass produced and commercialized for passenger vehicles and aircraft.In a flame of pure...
and solar energy. Singapore's strategic location near the Equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
will ensure that the solar energy will be available year round.
Clean Water
The Green Plan states that the Four National Taps of Singapore will supply water to all homes and industries. Water catchment areas are out-of-bounds to factories or industries which may release toxic chemical waste. The Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) to be completed by 2008 will also ensure that sewage from all existing sewers will be carried to two centralised water reclamation plants in ChangiChangi
Changi is an area at the eastern end of Singapore. It is now the site of Singapore Changi Airport/Changi Air Base, Changi Naval Base and is also home to Changi Prison, site of the former Japanese Prisoner of War Camp during World War II which held Allied prisoners captured in Singapore and Malaysia...
and Tuas
Tuas
Tuas is largely an industrial zone located in the western part of Singapore. The Tuas Planning Area is located within the West Region, and is bounded by Tengeh Reservoir to the north, Strait of Johor to the west, Straits of Singapore to the south, and the Pan Island Expressway to the east.It is...
for treatment.