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Background

On 1 Apr 01, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) formed the National Energy Efficiency Committee (NEEC).

With the announcement of Singapore’s plan to accede to the Kyoto Protocol in 2006, the NEEC has been expanded in scope to cover climate change issues and has been renamed the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) to better reflect its expanded function. The terms of reference and composition of the NCCC are as follows:

Terms of reference

The Terms of Reference of the NCCC are as follows:
To address climate change by:
a)		Promoting greater energy efficiency and less carbon-intensive energy in key sectors;
b)		Raising awareness amongst the people, private and public sectors on the impacts and opportunities arising from climate change, and the actions they can take;
c)		Building competency in Singapore to better respond to climate change such as through promoting research and development of low-carbon technologies;
d)		Understanding Singapore’s vulnerability to climate change and facilitating the adaptation actions needed.

Structure

The NCCC Main Committee is assisted in its work by four sub-committees and four workgroups, namely:
a)		Building Sub-committee
b)		Households Sub-committee
c)		Industry Sub-committee
		i) Electronics Workgroup ii) Wafer Fabs Workgroup ii) Pharmaceuticals Workgroup iii) Chemicals Workgroup
d)		Transportation Sub-committee
e)		R&D Workgroup

Representation

The following organisations are represented in the NCCC:

Main Committee
a)		Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
b)		National Environment Agency
c)		Ministry of National Development
d)		Building and Construction Authority
e)		Ministry of Trade & Industry
f)		Ministry of Transport
g)		Energy Market Authority
h)		Economic Development Board
i)		International Enterprise Singapore
j)		Singapore Manufacturers' Federation
k)		Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore
l)		Singapore Environment Council
m)		National University of Singapore
n)		Motor Traders Association of Singapore

Building Sub-committee
a)		Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore
b)		Institution of Engineers Singapore
c)		American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (Singapore Chapter)
d)		Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore
e)		Singapore Institute of Architects
f)		Association of Property and Facility Managers
g)		Building and Construction Authority
h)		Centre for Total Building Performance
i)		Energy Market Authority
j)		Urban Redevelopment Authority
k)		Housing and Development Board
l)		PAP Town Councils Committee
m)		International Facility Management Association
n)		Singapore Contractors Association Limited
o)		Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects
p)		Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers
q)		PUB, The National Water Agency
s)		National Parks Board
r)		Defence Science & Technology Agency
t)		Interior Design Confederation (Singapore)

Households Sub-committee
a)		Singapore Environment Council
b)		Consumers Association of Singapore
c)		People's Association
d)		Housing and Development Board
e)		Energy Market Authority
f)		SP Services Ltd
g)		Association of Management Corporations in Singapore
h)		Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore
i)		National University of Singapore

Industry Sub-committee
a)		American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (Singapore Chapter)
b)		Economic Development Board
c)		Energy Market Authority
d)		ExxonMobil Chemical Operations Pte Ltd
e)		Institution of Engineers Singapore
f)		JTC Corporation
g)		Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
h)		Seagate Technology International
i)		Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation

Electronics Workgroup
a)	3M Singapore Pte Ltd
b)	AFPD Pte Ltd
c)	Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd
d)	HP Singapore Pte Ltd
e)	Infineon Tech Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
f)	Linear Technology Pte Ltd
g)	Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd
h)	Molex Singapore Pte Ltd
i)	Precicon Automation (S) Pte Ltd
j)	Seagate Technology International
k)	STATS ChipPAC Ltd
l)	Trane Singapore


Wafer Fabs Workgroup
a)	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd
b)	IM Flash Singapore, LLP
c)	Qimonda Manufacturing Singapore Pte Ltd
d)	Soitec Singapore Pte Ltd
e)	ST Microelectronics Pte Ltd
f)	Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co Pte Ltd
g)	TECH Semiconductor Singapore Pte Ltd
h)	United Microelectronics Corporation


Pharmaceuticals Workgroup
a)	Abbott Manufacturing Singapore Pte Ltd
b)	Baxter Healthcare SA
c)	Genentech Singapore Pte Ltd
d)	Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte Ltd
e)	Kaneka Singapore Co. Pte Ltd
f)	Lonza Biologics (S) Pte Ltd
g)	Merck Sharp & Dohme (Singapore) Ltd
h)	Novartis Singapore Pharma Manufacturing Pte Ltd
i)	Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
j)	Sanofi - Aventis Pharma Mfg Pte Ltd
k)	Schering-Plough Ltd
l)	Wyeth Nutritionals (S) Pte Ltd


Chemicals Workgroup
a)	ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
b)	ExxonMobil Chemical Operations Pte Ltd
c)	Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte Ltd
d)	Eastman Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd
e)	Industry Committee for Energy Efficiency (ICEE)
f)	Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore Pte Ltd
g)	Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd
h)	Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
i)	Sumitomo Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd

Transportation Sub-committee
a)		Comfort DelGro
b)		National Environment Agency
c)		Motor Traders Association of Singapore
d)		Automobile Association of Singapore
e)		SBS Transit Ltd
f)		SMRT Buses Ltd
g)		Singapore Motor Cycle Traders Association
h)		Singapore School and Private Hire Bus Owners Association
i)		Land Transport Authority
j)		Centre for Transportation Studies
k)		Oil Industry Environmental and Safety Committee

R & D Workgroup
a)		National University of Singapore
b)		Nanyang Technological University
c)		Singapore Polytechnic
d)		Nanyang Polytechnic
e)		Temasek Polytechnic
f)		Ngee Ann Polytechnic
g)		Agency for Science, Technology and Research
h)		Economic Development Board