S'pore will join fight against climate change, says PM Lee
Singapore
SINGAPORE will do its part to meet climate-change obligations, reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency - even though these moves might impinge on the growth prospects of its energy and chemicals sector, a key growth driver.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday that Singapore has grown the petrochemical industry sustainably, but that the industry must, on its part, reduce both greenhouse gases and local pollutants.
He made this point when he conferred Royal Dutch Shell the inaugural…
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
Britain’s retail sales disappoint in sign of lacklustre recovery
Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes
US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council
Pro-China local leader ousted in Solomon Islands election
Japan‘s March inflation slows to 2.6%, eyes on BOJ move
S&P downgrades Israel rating on heightened geopolitical risk