U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris last 23 August 2021 visited Singapore to reaffirm the two country’s partnership and discuss critical issues, including how the two can help address the world’s climate crisis.

These U.S.-Singapore climate action steps include:

• Launching the U.S.-Singapore Climate Partnership: The United States and Singapore will launch a U.S.-Singapore Climate Partnership, through which both countries intend to work together to develop high-quality climate standards and increase regional ambition on sustainable finance, collaborate on financial sector climate and environmental risk management, support climate technology R&D and regional clean energy infrastructure development, improve sustainability of ports and shipping, and mobilize private climate capitol for climate mitigation and adaptation. To launch the Climate Partnership, experts from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Transportation, and Treasury will undertake bilateral consultations with their counterparts in Singapore to develop standards and a medium-term program of work.
• Expanding Collaboration on Smart Cities: The United States and Singapore commit to expand our efforts promoting smart, sustainable cities through the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) and the U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership. As buildings represent a significant portion of climate emissions, the United States and Singapore plan to establish a new Green Buildings Program to work with private sector partners on sharing best practices and promoting green building standards throughout ASEAN. The United States and Singapore also plan to co-fund Smart Cities Professional Exchanges bringing ASCN officials to Singapore and the United States to build connections and share expertise on topics such as water, transportation, energy, cybersecurity, and new technologies.
• Greening the U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP): The United States and Singapore committed to expanding TCTP to include new courses on climate change and environmental sustainability.

The visit of U.S. Vice President Harris to Singapore is the latest high-ranking trip in the two country’s 55-year-old diplomatic relations.