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Use of Policy Instruments to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices and Implications for the Environment: Experiences from Singapore

Use of Policy Instruments to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices and Implications for the Environment: Experiences from Singapore

Leo Tan Wee Hin, R. Subramaniam
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781613503447|ISBN10: 161350344X|EISBN13: 9781613503454
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7.ch012
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Hin, Leo Tan Wee, and R. Subramaniam. "Use of Policy Instruments to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices and Implications for the Environment: Experiences from Singapore." Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches, edited by Marco Tortora, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 219-235. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7.ch012

APA

Hin, L. T. & Subramaniam, R. (2012). Use of Policy Instruments to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices and Implications for the Environment: Experiences from Singapore. In M. Tortora (Ed.), Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches (pp. 219-235). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7.ch012

Chicago

Hin, Leo Tan Wee, and R. Subramaniam. "Use of Policy Instruments to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices and Implications for the Environment: Experiences from Singapore." In Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches, edited by Marco Tortora, 219-235. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7.ch012

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Abstract

The use of policy instruments in the environmental framework to promote sustainable energy practices in Singapore, a country in the South East Asian region, is explored in this chapter. Four areas are specifically identified for coverage: waste production, water consumption, transportation and atmospheric emission, owing to their highly entrenched nexus with the environment. The presence of these policy instruments has been a major factor why sustainable energy practices are well ensconced in Singapore and the rate of increase of the carbon footprint on the environment has been lessened significantly. It is suggested that there are useful lessons to be drawn from the Singapore experience for other countries. Several recommendations are provided in this context.

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