Climate Change and Sustainability 101 for Public Officers
Overview
CNCS launched its inaugural Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers in 2022 in collaboration with the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group, and NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) Global. Sustainability 101 is symbolic of a “whole-of-nation” sustainability movement to create a robust green talent pipeline as enshrined in the Singapore Green Plan 2030. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between NUS and NCCS, for 8 runs of the course in 2022-2024.
In 2025, the NUS Sustainability Academy is partnering with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to organise 3 runs of the revamped Climate Change and Sustainability 101 Course for Public Officers in 2025, targeted at government officers interested to gain a broad overview of climate and sustainability efforts across Singapore.
Key Highlights
- Upskilling public service officers on crucial sustainability and circularity concepts to better inform their respective policy domains and decision-making process.
- Mix of learning modalities such as lectures, moderated dialogues and discussions and panels.
- Participants have to prepare case studies that are presented to senior government officers.
Learning Objectives
The course aims to train participants to:
- Understand international developments and sustainability trends in order to confidently design sustainable policies in their domain.
- Grasp the policy implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
- Develop perspectives on core policy pillars - mitigation, adaptation, green economy, international negotiations, sustainability champions, & science and technology.
- Become climate-smart users and purchasers.
- Be better equipped to work with deep experts in sustainability.
- Craft carbon and environmental mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Click the links below to download the application guides for:
Testimonials
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"The course has equipped me with fresh perspectives on sustainability, thanks to the various speakers and academics who took the time to expose us to pertinent concepts and issues. It was also heartening to learn and be connected with policy officers hailing from different parts of the public sector, all of whom share my belief that sustainability is a pressing issue of our time." Shaw Qi Xuan, Executive, Public Sector Sustainability Office (PSSO), Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Inaugural Run 2022 |
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"Greatly enjoyed this learning experience. It was a good mix of policy, science, academia and practitioners perspectives. Keep it up!" Tan Suan Jow, Dean, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Academy, |
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"The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world and will get worse unless we take action to reduce our emissions and transition to a more sustainable future. The course provided practical tips and solutions for individuals and organisations to play their part in tackling climate change, and I would recommend this course to anyone looking to learn more about the urgent need for climate action and what we can do to make a difference." Shaun Yap, Assistant Director (Corporate Planning), Sentosa Development Corporation, |
Speakers
Download the course brochure here for more information and the complete speaker line-up.
Ho Hiang Kwee
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow,
Energy Studies Institute
National University of Singapore
Loo Deliang
Head, Sustainability Strategy Unit,
University Campus Infrastructure,
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor Yuan Chao
Presidential Young Professor
Deputy Head (Research) and Associate Professor, Department of Architecture,
College of Design and Engineering,
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor Zhang Weina
Deputy Director, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Finance, School of Business,
National University of Singapore