Eco Action Day

Just before the new year, let's take a look at what we've achieved in 2021!

Thanks to all of your pledges, 2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ kg of ocean plastic have been removed from the ocean, which is equivalent to 14,446 bubble tea cups! In addition, 1570 seed packets were distributed to the community in support of Singapore's 30 x 30 vision 🌱

We also organised our annual panel discussion and were delighted to have Minister Grace Fu as our Guest of Honour. Check out the post-event report here 👇🏼

Lastly, we would like to say a big thank you to all of our partners for supporting this year’s campaign and contributing to its success 💯

Let's continue to green the red dot together in 2022 and we wish everyone a happy new year 🌟

1️⃣ more day to the UNTAME After Dark Festival - check out the exciting activities that will be happening 🌟

Our partner susGain will be giving out Ben & Jerry's bowl sets if you manage to answer their questions on sustainability 🍃

Pssst - enter promo code "IHL-PROMO" to purchase After Dark passes for $29.90 (U.P $45): https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/untame/after-dark

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Happening from 3 - 5 December, Science Centre Singapore will be extending its opening hours till 10.30 pm for its UNTAME After Dark festival!

Look forward to fun-filled activities and performances, and our partner susGain will be there as well to test your sustainability knowledge - we heard that there are exciting prizes up for grabs 👀

Head over to www.science.edu.sg/untame to find out more ✅

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UNTAME After Dark

Singapore's membership to the Powering Past Coal Alliance was announced during COP26. This is an international group of countries, cities, regions and businesses which encourages the switch from coal to clean energy.

Singapore also signed the Global Coal to Clean Power transition statement, committing to global efforts and cooperation in:
✅ Moving away from unabated* coal power generation in the 2040
✅ Stopping the issuance of new permits
✅ Stop direct government funding for new unabated coal-fired power generation projects globally

*Unabated coal power generators refer to coal-burning power plants that do not use technology to capture the emitted carbon for storage or conversion to other substances.

Singapore pledges to phase out unabated coal in electricity mix by 2050 Singapore becomes first country in Asia to join an alliance pushing for transition from coal to clean energy.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

[The Singapore Food Story]

Using the seeds from our distribution initiative, the students at Chongzheng Primary School set up mini vegetable farms for each of their classes.

We hope that all the classes got good harvests 🤩

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[The Singapore Food Story]

What's that spot of red we see?

That's right, the students from Swiss Cottage Secondary School harvested their first batch of mini tomatoes 🍅

As a result of their hard work, they were able to share their smiles and the fruits of their labour with each other 💚

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[The Singapore Food Story]

After the tomato seeds have germinated, the students from Swiss Cottage Secondary School moved the saplings from the egg cartons to vegepods.

The vegepods prevent the soil from contamination while protecting the plants from bugs and harsh weather 🐛☀

Keep your eyes peeled for our next post to see what happens next!

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[The Singapore Food Story]

Thanks to the efforts of the students from Swiss Cottage Secondary School, we get to witness the entire journey of a tomato plant's growth from start to finish!

With the seeds from our distribution drive, the students first carefully nursed them in the school's vegepods and egg cartons. Stick around for the next post to see them germinate 😉

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[The Singapore Food Story]

Bukit Panjang Primary School is one of our participants for this year's seed distribution initiative 👋🏼

With their trusty shovels in hand, the students worked hard to sow the seeds of plants such as mini tomatoes, kangkong and lady's finger 👩🏼‍🌾 👨🏼‍🌾

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[The Singapore Food Story]

Secondary 1 students from Anglican High School planted kangkong seeds in these colourful pots as part of our seed distribution drive 🌱

Some students also decided to take on a bigger challenge by growing mini tomatoes instead. We hope that they had a 🍅fruitful🍅 experience growing their own food!

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