KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of 15 to 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2035, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES). The ministry said the target under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) plan comprises an unconditional reduction of up to 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide...
KUALA LUMPUR: Waste management procedures related to rare earth element mining must be ironed out before Malaysia ventures into the industry, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Acting Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said proper and detailed research must first be carried out. Johari said mining activities, if not managed properly, can...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Climate Change Bill is being reviewed by the Attorney General’s Chambers, and is targeted for tabling later this year, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. The acting Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister said they are looking to table it during the next Dewan Rakyat sitting in October. “Once the bill is finalised, we...
PUTRAJAYA: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES), through the National Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG), has successfully reduced the approval time for the Mineral Licence (Without Storage Premises) from 61 days to just seven days under its Bureaucratic Red Tape Reform (RKB) project. According to NRES, the reform is expected to lower compliance costs for...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Mineral and Geoscience Department recorded 24 sinkhole cases from 2019 to 2024, with Perak reporting the highest number at 11 cases, according to the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES). A written reply posted on the Parliament website said three incidents each were recorded in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, two in Kelantan,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is reviewing a proposal to fully ban the use of asbestos, a material still widely used in the country despite its harmful effects on human health, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. "We will assess how this issue is currently managed under existing legislation and policies. If there are gaps, we may need...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 3D geological model of Kuala Lumpur (3DKL) - a geological mapping system that will be able to provide data on soil erosion and landslides- is in the works. The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said the data would span across areas in the Klang Valley that come under the jurisdictions of 10...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is in the process of identifying and compiling a preliminary list of problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable single-use plastics to ensure their systematic and ongoing elimination. Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said that this list would facilitate the targeted elimination (phasing out) and reduction (phasing down) of...
KLANG: At least 106 containers filled with electronic waste (e-waste) have been found in Malaysia’s ports over the past three months with close to another 200 containers also suspected to contain the same, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister said that the Customs Department had seized 301 containers suspected of...
