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Why is a very rich country like Singapore doing so badly in decarbonising. They should be ahead of the game. (mastodon.social)

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Why is a very rich country like Singapore doing so badly in decarbonising. They should be ahead of the game.
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Renewables (solar, wind) need a lot of land, which Singapore lacks. Nuclear is iffy because, safe as it is, one meltdown = destruction of the entire country. No geothermal or hydro resources available.

Singapore's best bet, really, is to pay neighbouring countries to generate renewable energy on its behalf. Then you get into the issue that Southeast Asia is a lot less developed and hence further behind on decarbonization.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

@cyd that’s interesting, and some insightful thoughts. Still they could put solar on roofs though that would hardly make them self-sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@geoffpetty @cyd there are efforts to increase use of solar. Eg floating solar farms on our reservoirs https://www.pub.gov.sg/sustainability/solar/floatingsystems

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