Inter-Ministerial Committee On Climate Change
INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change (IMCCC) enhances Whole-of-Government coordination on climate change policies to ensure that Singapore is prepared for the impacts of climate change. Established in 2007, IMCCC is chaired by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.
IMCCC Members
Chairman
- Mr Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security
Members
- Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister-in-charge of Strategy Group
- Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
- Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development
- Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development
- Mr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry
- Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Transport
Committees and Work Groups Addressing Singapore’s Climate Change-related Issues
IMCCC Executive Committee
IMCCC is supported by an Executive Committee (Exco) comprising the permanent secretaries of the respective Ministries. The IMCCC Exco oversees the work of the Carbon & Energy Transition Working Group (CETWG), Economic Transition Working Group (ETWG), Resilience Working Group (RWG) and Sustainability & Engagement Working Group (SEWG).
IMCCC Exco Members
Chairman
- Mr Leo Yip, Head Civil Service, Permanent Secretary (Prime Minister’s Office)(Strategy)
Members
- Mr Stanley Loh, Permanent Secretary (Sustainability and the Environment)
- Mrs Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary (Finance)
- Mr Lai Chung Han, Permanent Secretary (Finance)(Development)
- Mr Albert Chua, Permanent Secretary (Foreign Affairs)
- Mrs Ow Foong Pheng, Permanent Secretary (National Development)
- Mr Tan Chorh Chuan, Permanent Secretary (National Research and Development)
- Mr Gabriel Lim, Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry)(Policy)
- Dr Beh Swan Gin, Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry)(Development)
- Mr Loh Ngai Seng, Permanent Secretary (Transport)
- Mr Png Cheong Boon, Chairman, Economic Development Board
- Mr Chia Der Jiun, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Mr Ngiam Shih Chun, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority
- Mr Wong Kang Jet, Chief Executive, National Environment Agency
- Mr Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
- Mr Foo Kok Jwee, Chief of Government Communications
Secretariat
- Mr Benedict Chia, Director General (Climate Change), National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office
- Ms Gayle Goh, Director (Planning), National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office
- Ms Guo Yiran, Director (Policy), National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office
Carbon & Energy Transition Working Group
The Carbon & Energy Transition Working Group (CETWG) oversees the development, implementation and tracking of progress for carbon mitigation measures.
Economic Transition Working Group
The Economic Transition Working Group (ETWG) coordinates and enables the growth of Singapore’s green economy, so as to seize new economic opportunities in sustainability and create good jobs for Singaporeans. ETWG will also develop plans and levers for economic transformation towards a sustainable and low-carbon economy.
Resilience Working Group
The Resilience Working Group (RWG) studies Singapore’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change and develops long-term plans that ensure the nation’s resilience to future environmental changes.
Sustainability & Engagement Working Group
The Sustainability & Engagement Working Group (SEWG) develops the national sustainability agenda to strengthen Singapore’s resource resilience, and addresses emerging and cross-cutting issues on sustainability, guide planning and implementation of both domestic and international communications and engagement for climate change & sustainability, as well as leading sustainability capability building in the government.