Sustaining Ability

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🍃 Singapore looks set to be much greener by 2030. Which change are you looking forward to the most? https://str.sg/Jr9P

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Three million masks every minute: How Covid-19 is choking the planet With billions of disposable face masks used daily across the globe, a growing environmental problem that could last much longer than the Covid-19 pandemic is emerging.

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Green your kids - and they’ll lead the way to a more sustainable future SINGAPORE: Valen Ng is having the time of his life in his own backyard. It’s more of a 2m by 1m balcony, but it’s where the 12-year-old can spend ...

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4 million plastic bottles & aluminium cans recycled in 1 year at reverse vending machines in S'pore Nice.

Unsold but not unwanted food: What do supermarkets in Singapore do with these Supermarkets have been singled out as a major food waste culprit globally.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Think the clothes you’re buying are sustainable? Think again As much as we consumers feel guilty about the environmental and social costs of our wardrobes, most of us have no idea what “sustainable products” entail. We don’t know our own carbon footprints, much less that of a creamy Mongolian cashmere jumper or pair of calf-leather ankle boots.

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The Singaporean using nature to boost the economy — while fighting climate change After 16 years abroad, prominent conservation scientist Koh Lian Pin has returned to tap new areas for growth, to help Singapore emerge from the Covid-19 crisis stronger, and greener. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Worldwide, there is a growing view that two crises - the pandemic and climate change - can be tackled simultaneously by rebuilding economies that are greener and more resilient, and creating new jobs and less destructive industries............"

Public service will be reminded to place sustainability at its core: Grace Fu Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu makes it a point to check the thermostat everywhere she goes - and that includes the Istana.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Hermit Crabs Are Dying by the Millions After Swapping Their Shells for Plastic Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit crabs on one island chain alone.

"Southeast Asia’s tallest "vertical forest" residential building"
We need more of this!

This 'vertical forest' will be Southeast Asia’s tallest green residential building Vietnam’s 156-metre high Solforest Ecopark development stretches across two towers, where residents can enjoy greenery all year round.

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Sustainability in Singapore: Eco-friendly ways to adapt to the existence of Covid-19 in daily life With Covid-19 worries gripping Singapore, staying sustainable might be the last thing on our minds at this point. But despite our world turning upside down, global warming marches on – an unceasing, unconquered monster in the background. ...

Repurpose..
to "bring about sustainable change"..😄

Shell Singapore to repurpose core business, downsize Pulau Bukom refinery in low-carbon shift SINGAPORE: Shell Singapore said on Tuesday (Nov 10) that it plans to repurpose its core business and halve its crude processing capacity at its ...