moving forward, especially in helping the region with its green energy transition, according to a senior government official.
In his speech, Mr Cleverly noted that post-Brexit Britain needed to cooperate with non-traditional partners such as countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. He said Britain would demonstrate its long-term commitment to the Indo-Pacific such as by joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ., and said the UK would help new ASEAN chair Indonesia with its green transition.
The second focus area is transport, with Ms Owen identifying both the UK and Singapore as hubs for maritime and aviation, and hence able to work together to figure out how to decarbonise those sectors.Green finance is the third focus, as both Singapore and the UK are known for developing innovative products in this field, said Ms Owen.
Collaboration on sustainability issues also stretches to the education front, said Ms Owen, with 16 top UK universities and Singapore’s six universities working closely at the student and faculty level.She said the UK has strong reasons for engaging in this region, such as a growing trade relationship with Asia-Pacific countries now worth 100 billion pounds.