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Singapore’s Transboundary Pollution Act 2014: Prospects and Challenges

In: Pollution Across Borders Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia

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June 2013 saw Singapore battling with its most severe episode of haze yet. During that period, Singapore’s Pollutant Standards Index hitan all-time record high of 401. This event ignited a diplomatic row between Indonesia and Singapore, with Singapore’s then Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan almost immediately accusing Indonesia of not caring about the welfare ofits neighbors (Grant & Bland, 2014). It was also around this time that Balakrishnan first revealed plans to table a Trans boundary Haze Pollution Act that would provide for criminal and civil liability for any Singaporean or non-Singaporean entity causing or contributing to transboundary haze pollution in Singapore (Woo, 2014a).

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  • Helena Varkkey, 2018. "Singapore’s Transboundary Pollution Act 2014: Prospects and Challenges," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Euston Quah & Tsiat Siong Tan (ed.), Pollution Across Borders Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, chapter 24, pages 319-325, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution; Pollution; Haze; ASEAN Haze; SEA Haze; Environmental Economics; Externality; Slash and Burn; Palm Oil Plantation; Pulpwood Plantation;
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    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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