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Can Singapore's climate targets be more ambitious?
The Republic's plans to achieve net zero emissions are vague, and even its shorter-term climate goal of having its emissions peak by 2030 has drawn criticism as being critically insufficient
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Solar energy is touted as the most viable form of renewable energy for Singapore, but land constraints limit the size of solar farms, making decarbonising the country's energy sources difficult.
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SINGAPORE - It is T-minus seven days to COP26, and the British host of the United Nations climate talks is urging world leaders to arrive in Glasgow with bolder climate pledges.
In the lead-up to the annual meeting - postponed by a year because of the Covid-19 situation last year - more than 110 countries have already said they intend to have their planet-warming emissions reach net zero by a certain timeline.
