Singapore committed to decarbonisation goals while uplifting workers in the transformation: Grace Fu
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is committed to meeting decarbonisation goals by 2050 and will help workers along in the process of industry transformation, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on Tuesday (Jun 6).
Ms Fu delivered a keynote address at the opening of Ecosperity Week, an annual sustainability event by Temasek that brings together global business leaders, policy-makers, investors and academics to address climate issues. More than 600 such individuals attended Tuesday morning's conference.
Themed Breakthroughs for Net Zero, this year's event will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre from Jun 6 to Jun 8, with a focus on fast-tracking and financing decarbonisation, among other issues.
Apart from Ms Fu, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee and Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam are expected to deliver speeches in the remaining two days of the conference.
