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Singapore lowers emissions forecast in 2030

Singapore reduced its forecast for carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 and expected the emissions to hit the peak earlier before as the city-state strives to achieve net zero by 2050.
Singapore lowers emissions forecast in 2030 ảnh 1Vehicles travel along a road in Singapore, March 31, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)
Singapore (VNA) – Singaporereduced its forecast for carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 and expected theemissions to hit the peak earlier before as the city-state strives to achievenet zero by 2050.  

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wongsaid at the Singapore International Energy Week conference on October 25 thatthe country now plans to reduceits carbon emissions target for 2030 to 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

It previously aimed for emissions to peak at65 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2030.

This 5 million tonne improvement issignificant as it is equivalent to reducing their current transport emissionsby two thirds.

And he did notspecify in his speech what year Singapore's carbon emissions would peak.

A spokesperson for Singapore's NationalClimate Change Secretariat said that the exact emission peak level and year forreaching it would depend on the results of decarbonisation efforts, which arein turn dependent on technological maturity, effective internationalcollaboration, and the efforts made by all citizens and businesses./.
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