“The news coming out of the US has not been good for the planet,” Menon says, pointing to federal rollbacks on renewable energy and rhetoric undermining climate science that has fostered “a mood of green hushing” among businesses.
Ravi Menon, Singapore’s ambassador for climate action, has urged countries to press ahead with the green transition — not out of convenience, but necessity.
Speaking at the British Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Dialogue on Sept 9, the former managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) warned that backsliding on climate commitments will only result in “a disorderly transition” as the costs of inaction mount.
