PM Lee says that S’pore will do its part in cutting emissions

After this Straits Times article featuring comments from Yaacob Ibrahim, PM Lee has said at the launch of Clean and Green week that Singapore will do it’s part.
 
Channel News Asia: S’pore to bear fair share of collective global effort to cut CO2 emissions
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, launching the Clean and Green 2010 campaign [...]

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Andy Ho shares his greater knowledge on climate change

Straits Times columnist Andy Ho writes about how Singapore should be excluded from making carbon emission cuts in the upcoming COP15.
Way to go in the face of progress!
In his commentary, he makes references to claims that are questionable, such as “9,209 scientists have signed up to www.petition-project.org to reject that global warming is caused by human [...]

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Singapore Rejects Emission Cuts

Straits Times published the following article on Friday, 30 October.
Singapore rejects emission cuts

‘We’ll do our part but not at growth’s expense’
Amresh Gunasingham, Straits Times 30 Oct 09;
SINGAPORE sent a strong signal yesterday that it will not be prepared to accept any emissions cuts as part of a global agreement to tackle climate change at an [...]

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Singapore Green Building Week is abuzz with activity

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hian today launched the inaugural International Green Building Conference (IGBC) alongside building exhibition BEX Asia 2009 as part of Singapore Green Building Week.
Organised by Building Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) and Reed Exhibitions, the theme for the 3-day event is “Build Green, The Future is Now”, and comes hot [...]

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Green Drinks: All about food, permaculture, and applying what we know about it to business!

This month, our session will comprise of two parts:
1. Q&A panel: Serving as panelists, Andrew Tay (representing himself and ACRES) and George Jacobs (Vegetarian Society, Singapore) will discuss and address questions on permaculture, organic/non-organic food, and related food issues.
2. Talk: Man of many hats and talents Chris Tobias shares with us ways to apply the [...]

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October 24: International Day of Climate Change Action

 
Yesterday, more than 300 people congregated from 8am at Hong Lim Park to demonstrate how much they would  like UN leaders  to devise concrete plans to battle climate change come 7 December 2009. Singapore is one of more than 180 countries participating in this global event.
Consisting of students, parents, young adults and older folk, they were [...]

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Singapore 350 update

A message from the organisers:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the following changes had to be made:
1. The venue for the Aerial Photo has been changed to Hong Lim Park (nearest MRT is Clarke Quay station).
2. No costumes, placards or unusual walking styles are allowed on the Walkathon.
Below is the program as well as guidelines for participation. [...]

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Shout About it!

Today is Blog Action Day, and the topic is climate change. Actually, climate change is a daily topic and something that should be on the lips of everyone.
We at Green Drinks hope that you will take the time today to consider your actions and think about what you can do in your personal capacity to [...]

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Mark this date in your calendars: 24 Oct

Twenty fourth October is the international day of climate action where 152 countries come together to rally for change ahead of the Copenhagen meeting. 350 parts per million being the safe upper limit for CO2 in the atmosphere is where we want to get to. Currently, we are at 390 parts per million.
So come show your support [...]

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TckTckTck… 7 December is almost here.

Just 55 days away, the UN will convene in Copenhagen to discuss what comes after the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. TckTckTck is a global campaign to create the greatest online petition ever by having people like you and me back it.
We can join the fight for climate [...]

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