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this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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Renewables (solar, wind) need a lot of land, which Singapore lacks. Nuclear is iffy because, safe as it is, one meltdown = destruction of the entire country. No geothermal or hydro resources available.
Singapore's best bet, really, is to pay neighbouring countries to generate renewable energy on its behalf. Then you get into the issue that Southeast Asia is a lot less developed and hence further behind on decarbonization.
@cyd that’s interesting, and some insightful thoughts. Still they could put solar on roofs though that would hardly make them self-sufficient.
@geoffpetty @cyd there are efforts to increase use of solar. Eg floating solar farms on our reservoirs https://www.pub.gov.sg/sustainability/solar/floatingsystems