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S’pore should support push for greener energy at UN

I refer to the article “Why the icy Arctic matters to S’pore” (June 10). It is indeed in Singapore’s interests to not allow the polar ice caps to melt — something that would affect, at least, our Central Business District, port, airport and low-lying residential areas.

I refer to the article “Why the icy Arctic matters to S’pore” (June 10). It is indeed in Singapore’s interests to not allow the polar ice caps to melt — something that would affect, at least, our Central Business District, port, airport and low-lying residential areas.

It would be irresponsible and short-sighted for any country to selfishly protect their oil and gas industries while letting the threat from melting ice caps become an imminent reality that could cause flooding worldwide, affecting many islands and coastal cities.

It might not happen in our lifetime, but we owe it to future generations to take action now.

Singapore should actively do so at the United Nations, for the organisation to lead research into green, cheap and abundant sources of energy to replace coal, fossil oil and liquefied natural gas, which are causes of global warming.

These new energy sources should include tapping lightning power and transferring solar power from space. All these could help scale up desalination to provide potable water and clean energy.

When this is achieved, it will transform the way mankind lives on earth. This must be the common aim of the UN and all countries, or we will no longer be in a state of global warming but global overheating.

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