A 1.5 deg C temperature rise as early as 2030 is a frightening prospect, says MEWR Minister Masagos Zulkifli. Preventing the UN climate panel’s scenario from coming true would require unprecedented changes to societies and deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, it has said. Mr Masagos said, “We’re not moving fast enough.” But the fight against global warming is also an opportunity that could transform the way Singaporeans live and how the economy functions. “The whole commitment on climate change is very difficult, very difficult to achieve,” he stresses. Climate-friendly solutions, though, need not all be onerous, he points out, and can be integrated into daily lives. “(Climate change) has always sounded like a gloom and doom scenario but, really, there are a lot of opportunities.” While industry has a good track record of recycling, individuals are another matter. This will entail harnessing new technologies and production processes, but also changing habits, by cutting down on excessive consumption of everything from plastics and food to electronics. “The next holy grail is our households.”... Continue Reading