Singapore hospitals draw up plans to meet GreenGov.sg targets and heal earth

Solar panels deployed at Changi General Hospital since 2017 have helped to generate about 50MWh of energy a year. - CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It is the only hospital here to have made this commitment under a campaign by the United Nations to heal the earth, The Straits Times has learnt.

The hospital is one of four in South-East Asia to take part in the UN's Race to Zero campaign, which rallies non-state entities such as companies, financial and educational institutions, and hospitals to commit to halving their emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero goals by 2050.