Responses to Climate Change - Singapore case study

Question 1

Singapore addresses climate change by adopting ____ strategies.

Answer 1

THREE

Question 2

The strategies are:

1. Singapore ________
2. ________________
3. BCA ____________

Answer 2

The strategies are:
1. Singapore Green Plan

2. Plant-a-tree programme
3. BCA Green Mark Scheme

Question 3

Singapore Green plan aims to adopt the use of CLEAN ENERGY to generate 60% of SG’s energy needs by 2012.

TRUE or FALSE?

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Singapore Green Plan was successful because …

Answer 4

By 2012, we exceeded the target ahead of time.

Question 5

Singapore Green Plan was not successful because …

Answer 5

1. It is complex process to transport the pipelines.

2. It is costly to maintain.

Question 6

Plant-a-tree programme encourages Singaporeans to..

Answer 6

1. Donate money to plant a tree

2. Take part in planting trees

Question 7

Plant-a-tree programme was successful because …

Answer 7

More than 660,000 have been planted to REMOVE CO2.

Question 8

Plant-a-tree programme was not successful because …

Answer 8

1. Trees take a long time to grow in order to see the effect.
2. Costly to maintain

Question 9

BCA Green Mark Scheme aims to …

Answer 9

1. Encourage more ‘green’ or environmentally-friendly buildings to be constructed.
2. Certify buildings based on energy-efficiency

Question 10

One way to promote energy efficiency is to use …

Answer 10

LED lights or motion sensors/ solar panels

Question 11

BCA Green Mark Scheme was successful because …

Answer 11

1. Lesser fossil fuel is being burnt

2. More than 450 energy-efficient buildings constructed

Question 12

BCA Green Mark Scheme was not successful because …

Answer 12

Environmentally-friendly building materials are expensive.