Speech by Mr. Derrick Goh, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the Private Member’s Motion: Towards a Low-carbon Society Mr Speaker, Sir, experts noted that the recent COP26 Climate Conference to secure a net-zero Carbon footprint fell short of actions but help move the world forward. In Singapore, a Clean and Green Global City has always been a national focus since our founding as a nation. We have always been doing our part such as setting up a Climate Action Package in 2018 and more recently,....
Speech by Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the Private Member’s Motion: Towards a Low-carbon Society Introduction It is too hot and too wet! Sir, if you recall, this was what I said one year ago, when this House came together to declare climate change a global emergency. Yet, somehow, the world has become even hotter and even wetter. July 2021 was the world’s hottest ever month. Regions, from sunny California to snowy Siberia,....
Closing Speech by Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the Private Member’s Motion: Accelerate and deepen efforts against climate change Introduction Sir, I grew up watching Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Some of the younger members in this House will have no idea what I’m talking about. It was a cartoon series about protecting our planet. I loved it. This is how the opening went: “Our world is in peril. Gaia,....
Opening Speech by Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the Private Member’s Motion: Accelerate and deepen efforts against climate change Introduction Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Sustainability and the Environment, I beg to move, that this House calls on the Government, in partnership with the private sector and the people of Singapore, to deepen and accelerate efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to embrace sustainability in the development of Singapore.....