Why Green Singapore Wants to Go Even Greener

Singapore won't settle for being just a garden city anymore. It wants to be a green city. Sustainability will be a prime reason for tourists to visit and for investors to come in and seed new green solutions for travel and tourism, say officials there. “Tourists today are more environmentally-conscious and are looking for sustainable travel options. Our vision is to position Singapore as a top sustainable and innovative urban destination,” said Singapore's trade and industry minister Chan Chun Sing, last week at an annual tourism industry conference. The vision is part of a national Green Plan 2030, launched in February and spearheaded by five government ministries: education, national development, sustainability and the environment, trade and industry, and transport. All over the world, tourism cities want to be cleaner and greener, with the pandemic flaming that desire. But there's no simple solution, even in Singapore, as no tourism industry on its own can build a susta