Base on “Why the climate fight needs engineers”, Shah (2015) states that innovations from engineers will be crucial to the fight against climate change. Thus, Singapore has launched several new schemes to help nurture engineers to better equip them with the necessary skill-set in order to better combat sustainability challenges and climate change. The author also states that the only way to incorporate sustainability in our urban environment is through advancements in technology in the green energy and environment as well as the sustainable development sector. Some technologies mentioned include “eco-smart towns” with fuel cells and efficient systems to recycle and dispose of materials effectively. Kuttan, director and country manager of clean technology center, further emphasizes that such tasks will not be possible without the expertise of professional engineers from the energy sector. Therefore, she concluded that solving such challenges will require innovations from a vast field of professional engineers understanding how these technology blend cohesively together forming a sustainable power system. I agree with the fact that engineers will be entrusted with the important role in solving the problem of climate change in the near future. *
Considering the fact that in our urban environment we are surrounded by technology and machines that have become a very big part of our everyday lives and many would find it near impossible to live without such commodities. Therefore, removing equipment that are currently responsible for the majority of carbon emission would be out of the question. However, with the expertise of engineers in the green technology sector, such problems with carbon emission as well as inefficiency of equipment and appliances could be greatly reduced or even removed (Chua, 2015).
In addition, Chua (2015) states that cities in Asia are especially important in the fight against climate change as cities in Asia are currently responsible for up to 75 per cent of the region’s carbon emissions and the statistics are expected to increase if nothing is done to mitigate such existing issues. However, in recent years, the Singapore government has recognised the rising demand for engineers to help transform Singapore to improve the quality of living for its citizens as well as to address the current issue of climate change. Furthermore, with support from the government, Singapore will be one step closer to its dream of being the world’s first Smart Nation.
Lastly, to aid in such issues, new companies such as Pionovasion has already started projects to commercialise convenient and affordable environmentally friendly technology such as bendable thin-film solar cells. This solar technology is able to provide clean energy conveniently to homes or any vehicle anywhere there is sunlight. Thus reducing the need for energy from coal, which is currently supplying 65 per cent of China’s power needs.
In conclusion, I feel that Singapore took the necessary initiative to aid the advancement of more green technology as well as opening the opportunities available in the engineering sector to further develop new ideas and solutions plus making possible the dream of Singapore being the first Smart Nation a reality in the near future.
References
Valdehi Shah. (2015). Why climate fight needs engineers. Retrieved 22 September 2015 from http://www.eco-business.com/news/why-the-climate-fight-needs-engineers/
Jean Chua. (2015). Engineers play crucial role in climate change. Retrieved 27 September 2015 from http://www.eco-business.com/news/engineering-plays-crucial-role-in-climate-change/
Jean Chua. (2015). Bringing the power of the sun to every home. Retrieved 28 September 2015 from http://www.eco-business.com/news/bringing-the-power-of-the-sun-to-every-home/
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