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Singapore faces various water-, energy-, and food-related nexus pressures that are detrimental to develo** a green economy. Accordingly, Singapore uses various fiscal and non-fiscal tools to reduce nexus pressures that create interdependencies and synergies between the nexus systems while reducing trade-offs in its pursuit of green growth.
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Brears, R.C. (2023). The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Singapore. In: The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39679-3_6
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