Singapore projects its greenhouse gas emissions to peak in 2028

Singapore expects its planet-warming emissions to reach a peak of 64.43 million tonnes (Mt) in 2028, before coming down after that.

- Audrey Tan

This timeline for when Singapore will reach its peak emissions was revealed for the first time in the Republic's first biennial transparency report, which it submitted to the United Nations on Nov 11, the day the UN climate conference COP29 kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Singapore had previously said it plans to have its greenhouse gas emissions reach a peak between 2025 and 2028 at around 65Mt, before dipping to about 60Mt in 2030.

That is the target Singapore has set for itself under the Paris Agreement, the world's climate pact. The target, announced in October 2022, is based on estimates that the nation's greenhouse gas emissions would reach about 60Mt in 2030 after peaking earlier.

At that time, no timeline was given on when it would peak.

Subsequently, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu told Parliament in November 2022 that Singapore will aim to have its emissions reach a peak between 2025 and 2028.