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Malaysiakini (English)
Malaysiakini (English)
COMMENT | Global climate talks in Glasgow ended last weekend in disappointment, recrimination, and incremental progress. The rich-poor nation divide that has riven climate talks for decades could not be bridged despite the ticking down of the global climate clock. An equitable deal failed to materialise in Glasgow, but various countries have announced national commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a target date. Malaysia has echoed the language of developed countries with our goal to be “carbon neutral” or achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050. Both have been announced in the …