COMMENT | The politics of climate change
COMMENT | Since I have previously written about climate change and the environment through personal and industry lenses, the next one to peer through is that of politics.
In a brief interview with Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), we recently discussed a few of the existing political challenges, of which there are many.
The short answer is that the issue is not being ignored or dismissed out of hand, even if Covid-19, economic malaise and the political flux occupy the spotlight. Journalist Tashny Sukumaran has written more on this matter in the South China Morning Post.
However, whether state and federal promises – such as hitting a certain percentage decrease in the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions per unit GDP, the installation of solar panels, replanting trees, carbon capturing and using bio-methane in the palm oil sector – turn out to be solid commitments or just rhetoric, is another matter.
Climate itself is multifaceted, and...
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