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Issue 37: Singapore Budget skips the green; Thailand studies sunlight-dimming

Kenneth Lim
Published Fri, Sep 15, 2023 · 02:27 PM
    • The Singapore Budget for the year beginning April 1, 2023 may not have announced new environmental sustainability measures, but spending on green measures is happening away from the spotlight.
    • The Singapore Budget for the year beginning April 1, 2023 may not have announced new environmental sustainability measures, but spending on green measures is happening away from the spotlight. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: Finding under-the-radar green spending in Singapore’s 2023 Budget, while Thailand takes part in an assessment study of solar radiation modification.

    Singapore

    The green within Singapore’s Budget

    The newly announced Singapore Budget contained no new measures focused on environmental sustainability, although it was heavy on progressive social measures.

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