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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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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.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 23, 2021, with the headline Can Singapore's climate targets be more ambitious?. Subscribe