𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠👛

A sweet & short take on how we can all lighten the load environmentally

𝗧𝗟:𝗗𝗥

In 2021, Singapore unveiled the Singapore Green Plan 2030, a comprehensive strategy aimed at achieving sustainability across various sectors. 

It focuses on environmental protection, resource efficiency, and green innovation. The plan outlines key recommendations to transform Singapore into a sustainable and resilient city-state.        

What were its recommendations?

𝟱 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗚 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬

1. 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮: The plan emphasizes the transition to a green economy by promoting sustainable industries and innovation. ✅ 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙗, 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮, 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.
2. 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜: Encouraging sustainable living practices among citizens is a crucial aspect of the plan. This involves promoting energy/water conservation, waste reduction, sustainable transportation options - ✅ 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧-𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 2030
3. 𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙩: Singapore aims to strengthen its climate resilience and mitigate the effects of climate change. Strategies include enhancing coastal protection, implementing climate adaptation measures - ✅ 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 1 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨
4. 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: Enhancing green spaces and biodiversity conservation. This includes expanding parks, preserving natural habitats – ✅ 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 10-𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠.
5. 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: Promoting urban farming and green infrastructure - ✅ 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 30% 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩?

Let's break down some practical examples we can adopt:

• 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: Think of your home's energy consumption like a leaky bucket. The more holes (inefficient appliances, lights left on, etc.), the faster the energy drainage. 𝙁𝙞𝙭 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 '𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨'! Consider using energy-efficient appliances. You are plugging the holes and making your bucket last longer.
• 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: Your household water usage is a bucket filling to its brim. Think of the long showers and dripping faucets in the kitchen. Be mindful of how much water you use. It could be as simple as replacing the part of your tap.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚: Imagine the roads during lunch hour at the food courts, - navigating through the congestion to find a seat. Go public (transport). Walk, cycle, or group shuttle. An average person (doing the math - 1 hr commuting over a 40 year working career) 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. That’s a conservative estimate that 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and inefficiencies of being caught in a jam.
• 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: Think of your trash usage as a backpack you carry everywhere. Like my boy’s school bag on Monday mornings, the more stuff you cram, the heavier it becomes. Lighten your load for the journey ahead. If you have already embraced the 3Rs, why not add in 2 more Rs?

o   🍏 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 - Pack light

o   🍏 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲 - Use items multiple times

o   🍏 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 - Find a recycling bin

o   🍏 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 - Your hand me downs, pre-loved clothing

o   🍏 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲 - Do you need to buy that?

Have you heard of the SG Green Plan? 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨?

𝙊𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 – institutional change can make the biggest impact.

Yet not all actions must start with moving mountains.  

 I remember a tip a friend shared with me. If you drink lots of coffee like I do, use the grinds and repurpose them. You wouldn’t save many trees nor reduce your carbon footprint much.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱.

Identify your individual molehills. But start, keep at it and create more and more molehills. Among some of those practices, a shift could materialise.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆? I'll love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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