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Addressing Air Pollution with Pigeon Patrol (aided by Tech)

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Addressing Air Pollution with Pigeon Patrol (aided by Tech)

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To address air pollution in a city like London, Romain LaCombe used racing pigeons to track the air pollution levels with the tiny backpacks (sensors to detect ozone and nitrogen dioxide).

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Tracking Air Pollution With the Pigeon Patrol | That's Amazing

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Addressing City Centre Congestion: Barcelona's Superblocks 

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Addressing City Centre Congestion: Barcelona's Superblocks 

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By taking a cluster of city blocks and closing off the insides to big vehicles like trucks (and forcing them to drive along the perimeter of these 'superblocks), Barcelona city is reducing air pollution while increasing the area for pedestrians to walk on. Inside the superblock, speed limit is at 10km/h.

There's greater street space for outdoor activities, markets and events :)

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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

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Addressing congestion issues and air pollution: e.g. of Paris, Brussels and Barcelona

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Addressing congestion issues and air pollution: e.g. of Paris, Brussels and Barcelona

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Paris sealed off famous streets such as the Rue de Rivoli to most traffic, creating a low-traffic zone. They had also created low-emission zone to exclude older cars, and established 1,000km (620 miles) of bike route to allow Parisians to cycle, especially during peak hours.

Brussels is Europe’s eighth most polluted city in terms of NO₂ emissions. Traffic crossing the Pentagon, the historic city centre, has been cut dramatically thanks to bollards, one-way streets and one of the EU’s largest pedestrian zones (that do not allow for cars).

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Founder of Coral Restoration Foundation would grow corals in his farm before harvesting them and planting them in the areas of the oceans where coral reefs have died out.

Individual effort, but it is still something that contributes to the marine ecosystem and reverses environmental damage.

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Healing the Ocean With a Garden of Coral

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pollution is a global problem of which everybody can do a part to help to prevent. of which is a pic of a landfill which is a place specially for people's trash and unwanted, undegradable things. we can do our part to help prevent it with little to no impact on our daily lives. EG use recycled bags

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Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants.

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the green plan is an example to remove all carbon emissions by 2050

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The public sector will lead the way to pursue sustainable development with the GreenGov.SG initiative.

Formerly known as the Public Sector Taking the Lead in Environmental Sustainability (PSTLES) initiative, the GreenGov.SG initiative forms a component and enabler of the Singapore Green Plan 2030.

The name "GreenGov.SG" reflects the cross-cutting role of the Government in supporting the national sustainability agenda mapped out in the Green Plan.

Under GreenGov.SG, the public sector will strive to attain ambitious sustainability targets in carbon abatement and resource efficiency, and be a positive influence and enabler of green efforts. Every public officer will be encouraged and supported to embrace sustainable practices.
GreenGov.SG has three pillars:
a) Excel with new and more ambitious targets:

The public sector has committed to peak emissions around 2025 and achieve net-zero emissions around 2045. This is ahead of the national target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

By 2030, the public sector aims to reduce energy ¹ and water ² use by 10 per cent from the average of 2018 - 2020 levels, and to reduce the amount of waste disposed ³ by 30 per cent from 2022 levels. ⁴

The public sector has also set targets for buildings, information technology, transport, and solar deployment. For instance,

All new and existing buildings (upon major retrofit) are to achieve Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy (SLE) standards or equivalent, where feasible.

All cars procured and registered are to be clean energy vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions, starting from 2023.

For all the above, the scope of GreenGov.SG will be expanded to include public sector infrastructure and operations, such as public transport infrastructure and healthcare facilities.

b) Enable a sustainable economy and green citizenry, by embedding sustainability in our core business:

We will require Government agencies to purchase products that meet high efficiency or sustainability standards. This will apply to electrical appliances, water fittings, printing paper and building materials for interior use.

We will factor in companies' sustainability-related policies and practices when evaluating government tenders, starting with large construction and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tenders.

We will incorporate sustainability features at public spaces, such as hawker centres and community clubs to raise public awareness. We will also educate our community on sustainability issues through our school curriculum and community programmes.

c) Excite public officers to contribute actively to sustainability in Singapore:

There will be regular sharing sessions organised within the public sector to promote the exchange of ideas, best practices, and the latest technological solutions, so as to inspire and support public officers to champion ground-up initiatives.

We will organise campaigns to raise awareness and encourage public officers to take simple steps to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.

As we embark on GreenGov.SG, the public sector will look to private sector leaders in the sustainability space, for innovations, best practices, and partnerships.

While the public sector is taking the lead, achieving our goal of sustainable development is a whole-of-nation endeavour. With the refreshed GreenGov.SG initiative, the Government hopes to inspire our people and partners to embrace green practices and make sustainability a way of life. Together, we can chart our way towards a low-carbon and sustainable future for Singapore.

As part of the Green Plan, GreenGov.SG is a living plan. We will continue to refresh the specific targets, strategies and initiatives over time, as new opportunities avail themselves.

¹ Energy used per unit area.
² Water used per person per day.
³ Waste disposed of per person per day.
⁴ The baseline for energy and water takes into account operations under pandemic circumstances, while the baseline for waste is aligned with the timeline to implement standardised waste measurement for all public waste collection contracts.

In support of SDGs:

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GreenGov.SG reflects the public sector's commitment to be a positive enabler for green efforts.

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I think that art is a way for people to express themselves and have a non-violent way to express themselves and relief themselves on the burden they hold by painting. it is a way of expressing themselves and speak about their opinions without actually writing it on the internet and getting rekt by people saying their maybe hurtful comments. it is an escape from reality, creating a piece of art which u deeply connect with, speaking your heart through painting and having a vessel for your feelings and creativity at the time. Art to me is an avenue for expressing your feelings without getting corrupted or diluted by others opinions. It can also spark creativity for others and encourage people to make their own.

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"Public performances, whether in the street or in the theatre, brings no benefits to society. What is your view abt this?

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"Public performances, whether in the street or in the theatre, brings no benefits to society. What is your view abt this?

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I think that public performances brings benefits to society. I hope that the people watching the performance would be inspired by the performance to think outside the box, not being afraid to have their own ideas and explore where others havent with technology or in any aspect of life. It can also be a recreational activity.

BUT i also agree that the performances dont have too much of benefit to the common man. You rarely have any sparks when watching the arts