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Climate change

With energy prices rising, Taman Jurong pilots lighting system that can reap savings of over 70%

mwlight/ST20260330_202664800938/Ng Sor Luan/Taman Jurong CC had worked with a local lighting tech firm to improve smart light deployment, which led to a reduction in energy consumption by more than 70% and resulted in significant savings for the CC and the surrounding HDB blocks.

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MP for the Taman Jurong division of West Coast-Jurong West GRC Shawn Huang .
mwlight/ST20260330_202664800938/Ng Sor Luan/Taman Jurong CC had worked with a local lighting tech firm to improve smart light deployment, which led to a reduction in energy consumption by more than 70% and resulted in significant savings for the CC and the surrounding HDB blocks.

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MP for the Taman Jurong division of West Coast-Jurong West GRC Shawn Huang .

Who pays for a climate-ready Singapore? Navigating the multi-billion bill for adaptation efforts

To protect itself from rising sea levels alone, Singapore estimates that it must spend $100 billion over the long-term. 
To protect itself from rising sea levels alone, Singapore estimates that it must spend $100 billion over the long-term. 

Hot days expected over the next fortnight, but heatwave risk in Singapore low: Government

In Singapore, a heatwave is declared when the daily maximum temperature, averaged across all weather stations here, is at least 35 deg C for three consecutive days.
In Singapore, a heatwave is declared when the daily maximum temperature, averaged across all weather stations here, is at least 35 deg C for three consecutive days.

Deforestation surge, El Nino raise fears of repeat of Indonesia’s 2015 haze crisis

This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.
This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.

Hong Kong’s ‘hero trees’ lose their glory as climate warms

Conservationists see the change in kapok trees' blooming pattern as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms.
Conservationists see the change in kapok trees' blooming pattern as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms.

S’pore’s 2025 carbon tax revenue holds steady; experts say continued use of tax ‘discounts’ likely

A carbon tax incentivises large emitters to switch to cleaner energy, improve efficiency or adopt low-carbon technologies by making fossil fuel use costlier.
A carbon tax incentivises large emitters to switch to cleaner energy, improve efficiency or adopt low-carbon technologies by making fossil fuel use costlier.

MPs’ plans to beat the heat: Microforests, sheltered walkways, and more outreach

Climate change is nudging up global temperatures, with eight of the 10 hottest years in Singapore happening since 2002.
Climate change is nudging up global temperatures, with eight of the 10 hottest years in Singapore happening since 2002.

Haze threat looms as Indonesia battles early forest fires ahead of El Nino

Indonesian firefighters working to contain the blazes and prevent them from spreading further on March 25.
Indonesian firefighters working to contain the blazes and prevent them from spreading further on March 25.

5 ways hotter weather will affect Singapore – and what you can do to cope

Being exposed to extreme heat can be detrimental to one’s physical health, with vulnerable groups being more susceptible to heat illnesses.
Being exposed to extreme heat can be detrimental to one’s physical health, with vulnerable groups being more susceptible to heat illnesses.

German ‘green village’ rides out Middle East energy storm

Feldheim, a village in Germany with 130 residents, has its own electricity and heating networks powered entirely by local, low-cost renewable energy.
Feldheim, a village in Germany with 130 residents, has its own electricity and heating networks powered entirely by local, low-cost renewable energy.

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