PAST EVENTS
Getting to Net Zero: Knowledge and Perceptions in Singapore
In 2022, Singapore announced its goal to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 and set out a Long-Term Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) to chart the pathway to achieving this goal. For Singapore to achieve its target, ambitious and collective action is needed by the whole of society. Alongside actions by Government and the private sector, individuals have an essential role to play through their day-to-day decisions about the goods and service they buy as well as through their support for public policies.
This event will launch the “Getting to Net Zero Report” – the culmination of a collaborative study of public perceptions of Net Zero conducted by the LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) at NUS, the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) at SUTD, and the Environmental Behavioural Sciences and Economics Research Unit of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment in 2023-2024.
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Opening Remarks | Prof Leonard Lee, Director, IPUR, NUS |
| 9:05 - 9:15 | Welcome Address | Prof Cheong Koon Hean, Chair, LKYCIC, SUTD |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Keynote: “Research, policy and the public: Setting Singapore’s path to resilience” | Prof Low Teck Seng, Senior Vice President (Sustainability and Resilience), NUS |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Launch of the Knowledge and Perceptions in Singapore Report and Net Zero How-to Guide | Dr Olivia Jensen, Deputy Director, IPUR, NUS |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Panel discussion and Getting to Net Zero Q&A |
Moderator:
Prof Leonard Lee, Director, IPUR, NUS Discussants: 1. Dr Olivia Jensen, Deputy Director, IPUR, NUS 2. Dr Samuel Chng, Senior Research Fellow, LKYCIC, SUTD 3. Dr Chi Hoong Leong, Lead, EBERU, MSE |
| 10:45 – 11:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:10 – 11:55 | Panel discussion: Engaging Communities on Net Zero |
Moderator:
Dr Harvey Neo, Professorial Research Fellow, LKYCIC, SUTD Discussants: 1. Ms Rachel Wong, Climate Advocate 2. Mr Akbar Makani, Regional Lead, Ismaili CIVIC - SEA 3. Mr Low Min Chye, South West CDC District Councillor |
| 11:55 – 12:00 | Closing Remarks | Prof Leonard Lee, Director, IPUR, NUS |