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Environmental Review
Environment Aspects Energy Conservation
As a low-lying island nation, all of us in Singapore have Based on our environmental review, the primary factor
a part to play to cope with the long-lasting effects of contributing to its high carbon emission standards is its
climate change and global warming due to excessive diesel-powered vehicles used for its moving services.
individual energy consumption and carbon emissions The company has a fleet of more than 100 motor
from economic activities, such as manufacturing. vehicles consisting of mainly 15 and 24-foot trucks.
In Budget 2020, the Singapore Government outlined Shalom, an environmental-friendly organisation, was
measures to address climate change's threat and build one of the first to use the Hino 300 Hybrid trucks to
a sustainable Singapore for future generations. This meet the Euro 6 emission standards required by the
includes measures to reduce carbon emissions and Land Transport Authority (LTA) since 1 January 2018.
energy consumption and the introduction of incentives Refer to Figure 2 for the picture of the existing fleet of
to adopt environmentally friendly options such as motor vehicles used by Shalom Movers.
electric vehicles and energy-efficient appliances.
Figure 2: Existing 15 footers used by Shalom Movers.
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