SINGAPORE, July 13 — As part of Singapore’s efforts to build a more sustainable future, the public sector is aiming to cut the waste disposed of by each person by 30 per cent and reduce the sector’s overall energy and water use by 10 per cent by 2030.
A separate GreenGov.SG initiative will also see the public sector take the lead in sustainability efforts. The Government had talked about this in March before its official launch yesterday. The forum kicked off the ministry’s annual Climate Action Week, which rallies the community to take collective climate action for Singapore’s sustainable future.
All new cars newly procured and registered by the public sector from 2023 will be clean energy vehicles. All government cars will run on cleaner energy by 2035All new and existing public buildings are to achieve Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy standards or equivalent, where feasible. The standards require buildings to achieve at least 40 per cent of energy savings based on the prevailing building code3.
IT equipment must meet the latest Energy Star standards. Computers, for example, must activate its sleep mode after half an hour of user inactivity, among other requirements
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