The Climate Warrior

The Climate Change 2023 report by UN states that humans are responsible for all global heating over the past 200 years leading to a current temperature rise of 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, which has led to more frequent and hazardous weather events that have caused increasing destruction to people and the planet. The report reminds us that every increment of warming will come with more extreme weather events.

https://www.unep.org/resources/report/climate-change-2023-synthesis-report

According to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on February 2023's budget speech he highlighted how climate spending will “significantly” increase (in Singapore) and mentioned a $5 billion Coastal & Flood Protection Fund (for it).

Our government is “walking the talk” by taking the action needed to move towards Sustainability & the needed protection (e.g. from the rising sea level, potentially producing floods) for us, Singaporeans.

What other actions are we taking?

According to Straits Times 2021, “The Climate Index found that the top two reasons for not adopting green practices were cost and inconvenience…”

Are these reasons still valid in 2023? If yes are we letting these reasons destroy our earth?

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/sporeans-highly-aware-of-environmental-issues-but-adoption-of-green-practices

According to NCSS (National Climate Change Secretariat), these issues in Singapore can overwhelm our drainage system and lead to flash floods!

Do you know, according to the World Mterological Organization Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate?

Things are getting hotter🥵

PM Lee Hsien Loong delivered a video message at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2020, mentioning Climate Change being a threat for all of us, & how Singapore, together with other countries will do our part to address climate change.

Natural Disasters Expo Asia was held in Singapore Expo, from the 7th & 8th of December, where there were an array of keynote speakers from Singapore & all around the world, exhibitions and networking opportunities.

We sure learned a lot & we are armed with more/various knowledge to take action towards reducing the impact of Climate Change & increasing Sustainability.

As temperature rises ice melts to water which then expands due to the rising ocean temperatures causing sea levels around the globe to rise. Sea levels has doubled in the past 30 years. (https://public.wmo.int/en)

ALERT!! Real-time data indicate that global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase in 2022. (https://public.wmo.int/en)

If you have not gone 'Green' yet, then what are you waiting for?

With the urgency of living a sustainable lifestyle in order to save our Earth from the Changing Climate - take your ACTION NOW!

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According to World Meteorological Organization, From January-September 2022, Global Mean Surface Temperature was warmer than the pre-industrial baseline of 1850 to 1900 (https://public.wmo.int/en)

Reference from The Straits Times SG - https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/hottest-temperature-since-1983-recorded-in-spore-during-recent-weeks-of-warm-weather