NEA builds up climate capabilities with MOU [News]

The National Environment Agency is moving ahead in its efforts to help Singapore build up its capabilities in climate science, beginning with the Meteorological Services division being renamed the Singapore Meteorological Service (SMS) and given an enhanced role as the national weather and climate authority.

The NEA will also be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Met Office, a significant step forward for the NEA as it builds up its capabilities in climate change research. Read more

National Environment Agency Launches Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Documentation Grant

The National Environment Agency (NEA) launched the $500,000 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Documentation Grant yesterday. This is a co-funding scheme to encourage companies to develop CDM projects in Singapore and support them in engaging carbon consultancy services for the documentation needed.

The funding is capped at $100,000 for each CDM project and would be provided for up to 30% or 50% of the qualifying cost of engaging a carbon consultant to develop a Project Design Document (PDD), which depends on the need to develop a new methodology or just to use an existing approved methodology. The cost of implementing the CDM project would not be supported under the grant. Read more