This article is contributed by Jovin Hurry, who is reporting from Paris. To price or not to price, that has been the long debated question. Now the question has changed – how much to price carbon. The heads of state and government of France, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, Mexico and Canada…
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COP21: What is it all about?
This article is contributed by Jovin Hurry, who is reporting from Paris. What is happening? This December 2015 in Paris, France will be chairing the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11). What is COP and CMP? The Conference…
Continue ReadingCountries have together what it takes for more and better climate action worldwide
This article is contributed by Jovin Hurry, who is reporting from Paris. The UNFCCC Secretariat has launched a New Interactive Guide, which helps to explain the climate change regime and its intergovernmental process to a wide audience, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. By providing the ‘big…
Continue ReadingSingapore’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) and what it means
Singapore has recently submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat. Each country is requested to submit their INDC before the Conference of Parties in Paris in December this year so as to facilitate the development of a new global…
Continue Reading7 Suggestions for Public Consultation on Climate Change and Singapore
The government is conducting a public consultation for Singapore’s plan to reduce carbon emissions and promote green growth beyond 2020. You can give your feedback to the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) by 31 Mar 2015. Here’s our suggestions that was submitted to NCCS: 1. Introduce basic carbon footprint reporting…
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