Higher officials in Singapore said that the nation has decided that it will make every possible effort to stop any further increase of greenhouse gas emissions by around 2030. The nation has pledged to become a greener economically nation.

By becoming economically greener nation, Singapore means that it will reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted to achieve each dollar of gross domestic product (GDP) by more than a third.

The goals of the nation were set out in a document submitted to the United Nations yesterday. The targets set by the nation were released ahead of the Paris talks scheduled to be held in December, which aim at signing a new climate agreement amid concerns over global warming and the dangers caused by it.

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, said, "For a very small country with limited alternative energy options, the stabilization of our emissions with the aim of peaking around 2030 requires serious efforts by everyone".

As per official data, Singapore emitted greenhouse gases equivalent to 46.83 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2010. It is now planning to limit it to about 65 million tons by around 2030, and stop any further increases.

Teo, who chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change, also called for adoption of best-in-class technologies by industries, to achieve higher levels of energy efficiency.

Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar, executive director of the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University, said the new targets are good but much more innovation would be needed from people and businesses.