A new inter-ministry committee on sustainable development is being set up to take a comprehensive approach to keeping Singapore's economy growing in an environmentally sound way.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the setting up of the committee yesterday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, where climate change has been a key issue of debate.
The new committee will be jointly chaired by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.
Others on the panel include Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Transport Raymond Lim, and Minister of State for Trade & Industry S. Iswaran.
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