Economic growth and environmental protection not mutually exclusive: Chan Chun Sing

SINGAPORE: Pursuing economic growth and protecting the environment need not be mutually exclusive activities, according to Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.

“Being a small country with a finite carbon budget, we cannot just attract any industries that we want, regardless of how many jobs they might create or GDP that it will produce,” the minister explained. “How can we build a new generation of data centres that are much more energy efficient? How can we build new generations of petrochemical plants that are much more environmentally friendly?”

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