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Malaysia to continue with climate action, assisting businesses in sustainability reporting
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malaysia is committed to continuing taking climate action, assisting businesses in environmental, social, and...
Apr 161 min read
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Proposed climate change bill needs more ambition, more bite
This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 24, 2025 - March 2, 2025 Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)...
Feb 252 min read
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Joseph D'Cruz: Scaling up sustainability impact in the palm sector
Two decades ago, visionary leaders in our industry created a global platform for a sustainable palm oil industry. In the years since, the...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Datuk Dr. John Payne: Managing threatened wildlife - Missing the forest for the trees
Throughout history, human-wildlife conflict has posed problems to farmers. Until the late 20th century, this was normally addressed by...
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Niloy Banerjee & Davin Tan: My Say - Dali, climate change and Malaysia’s ageing demographicÂ
What can we learn about coping with climate change from the crash of the cargo ship Dali into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,...
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Jasim Puthucheary: Accurate and timely climate data is imperative to achieving net zero by 2050
The first ever global stocktake that was presented at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Jun 30, 20242 min read
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Lt. Kol (PA) Mohd Syukri Madnor: Weathering the storm - The Civil Defence Force and the community’s crucial role in climate preparedness
With the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disaster situations, the Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM), or...
May 30, 20241 min read
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Faizal Parish: Stopping fires and transboundary haze in Southeast Asia
Large-scale land and forest fires regularly impact 30 million to 50 million hectares of land in Southeast Asia. These fires can generate...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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Steve McCoy: Ice cream and genocide
Web 2.0 made it easier for anyone to debate, share opinions, and connect with like-minded individuals and groups like never before. This...
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Dato' Faiz Azmi: We must tackle climate change with greater urgency
Scientists have been telling us for years that despite the international consensus in 2015 (culminating in the Paris Agreement) to keep...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Charlotte Wolff-Bye: Let’s put nature at the heart of our climate plans
I am hopeful that the upcoming COP 28 climate summit will give nature the role it deserves in our fight against climate change. The COP...
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Climate & Environmental Governance: Building a modern climate partnership between the UK & Malaysia
This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on July 24, 2023 - July 30, 2023 I have been extremely privileged to have...
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Climate And Environmental Governance: Institutions for the future
This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 24, 2023 - April 30, 2023. The Endau-Rompin river delineating the...
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Climate And Environmental Governance
A crisis can bring out the best in critical thinking — a prized attribute of leadership — especially in a volatile, uncertain, complex...
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Addressing the challenge of deforestation and extinction of Malayan tigers
It is my hope that leaders and young people alike will rise to the challenge of protecting the earth from further devastation. Taking...
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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Highlighting the need for change from the top
The Edge Markets, Edge Weekly Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar’s foray into climate governance was through a stroke of luck. As she learnt...
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Climate and Environmental Governance: To avert the climate crisis, enable businesses to take action
Edge Weekly Human civilisation has been thriving for thousands of years within a narrow envelope of a stable climate. However, the...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Climate And Environmental Governance: How Malaysia can blaze a trail for the future of energy
Malaysia’s oil and gas reserves have been a source of resilience in recent months, amid heightened concerns over energy security due to...
Oct 30, 20221 min read
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Climate Governance: When boardroom drama turns into climate action
The Edge Markets Karina Litvack, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) Karina...
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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ESG glossary: A quick dive into climate terminologY and acronyms
The race to net-zero is on, with countries and companies pledging to reduce their carbon emissions in the next few decades. This is all...
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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