"The scientists are quite unambiguous . They are quite polite and hedged in their views, but their directions have consistently been more extreme than their predictions for quite some time now," said Mr Lee at a dialogue organised by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC., and has formulated a whole-of-nation green plan to accelerate decarbonisation and sustainability efforts by 2030.
An audience member also asked Mr Lee how Singapore, as well as the rest of the world, would fare in the climate emergency."If you are at war with Russia, you will not be able to agree with Russia on reducing emissions, much less apportioning responsibility for cutting carbon," said Mr Lee. Without nuclear energy, it will be"very difficult" for Europe to achieve net-zero emissions, he said.