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Climate Change, Energy
and the Environment
Programe
(i) Singapore Cooperation Programme
Training Awards (SCPTA)
(ii) Small Island Developing States
Technical
Cooperation Programme (SIDSTEC)
Duration
10 November to 21 November 2008
Training Agency
Singapore Environment Institute,
National Environment Agency
Number of Training Awards
25 (17 under SCPTA and 8 under
SIDSTEC)
eligible Countries
(i) SCPTA Developing Countries as listed
on pg 39
(ii) SIDSTEC Developing Countries as
listed
on pg 40
Objective
To enable the participants to gain an
appreciation of the issues surrounding
climate change, with emphasis on the
associated benefits of energy efficiency. To
broaden participants’ knowledge on
Singapore’s approach to meet the various
challenges on the environment from the
effects of climate change.
Synopsis and Met hodology
Climate change is a pressing hot topic that
is causing genuine concern on a global
scale. It also heralds environmental
challenges of a different ature in the
modern post-industrial era - the fact that
environmental problems can be intractably
trans-boundary and if left unmitigated, can
lead to apocalyptic consequences. The
course will comprise classroom lectures,
case studies, group discussions and site
visits to ‘Green’ Buildings, Energy R&D
Setups and Co-generation Industries.
The topics to be covered are:
Energy Efficiency in Singapore
• National Climate Change Committee
• Energy Efficiency Programme Office
• Adoption of Sectoral Approach
• Efficient Power Generation
• Schemes and Incentives
– Energy Efficiency Improvement
Assistance
Scheme (EASe)
– Energy Service Company (ESCO)
Accreditation Scheme
– Investment Allowance (IA) Scheme
– Energy Efficient by Design
–
Eco-city
• Sustainable Transportation
• Energy Smart Buildings
• Greenery Planning and Management
Economic Opportunities
• Clean Development Mechanisms
• Green Accounting
• Equator Principle
• Eco-friendly Technologies as Commercial
Cost Savers
Saving Energy At Home
• Energy Labelling Scheme
• Electricity Vending System
• Stand-by Power - The Preventable Waste
• Residential Building Standards
• Public Awareness Programmes
Applicants ’ Profile
Applicants should be:
• Senior government officials (Heads of
Departments/Directors and above) from
relevant agencies involved in strategic
planning, policy-making and/or
management
• Nominated by their respective
Governments
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• Below 50 years old
• In good health
Closing Date for Nominations
22 September 2008
Cierre de aplicación en la SEGEPLAN
Climate Change
• Implications for the Living Environment
• Mitigating Climate Change
Enhancing Air Quality
– Increasing Economic Competitiveness
– Reducing Dependence on Fossil
Fuels
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