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Monday, March 06, 2017

Hybrid cars are hot in Singapore

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This cropped up in one of our discussions (Sun morning class?) some time back when we were not able to come up with the name of the policy....now here it is -- the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS), which is aimed at encouraging motorists to switch to low carbon emission vehicles by giving a maximum rebate of up to $30,000.

Note also the impact on vehicles running on diesel engines; see HERE. Diesel would probably be phased out eventually due to the pollutants it emits, even though it gives off less CO2 compared to petrol.

a new Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES), which replaces the current Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme, and is expected to affect diesel vehicles. Besides carbon dioxide, the VES targets four other pollutants. Though diesel cars produce less carbon dioxide compared with petrol ones, they produce more of other pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter.


Together with the recent 30% price hike in water and the imposition of the carbon tax, these are some examples u want to know concerning what Singapore is doing to save Mother Nature. These are policies aim at influencing the everyday habits of the common man, as it recognizes that saving mother nature needs to incorporate changing the lifestyle habits of people -- using both the carrot and stick method.

Qns:
1. Can we rely on science and technology to solve our environmental problems?
2.In your society, how well are the demands of the economy and the 
environment balanced? (Cam. 2015)