Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Costs of Air Pollution by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

5 July 2023

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Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Costs of Air Pollution by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government has conducted studies on the (i) economic costs (ii) healthcare costs and (iii) excess mortality associated with air pollution from all domestic sources; and (b) if so, whether these findings can be shared.

Answer:

1 Similar questions were answered in this House in March 2017 and November 2022. Since then, we have not been informed of any new published studies on health costs associated with air pollution in Singapore. The member may wish to refer to the answer given.