A Green Malaysia for the Future
With nations recently meeting to discuss a climate change treaty, ahead of the Copenhagen summit in December, I'm reminded that the environment is everyone's responsibility, and that we must all change our mindset to give it greater consideration. We should do this especially as we are custodians for future generations.
New Malaysian initiatives unveiled recently leave me feeling ever optimistic that we are doing more to preserve what we have, in order that our children and their children may enjoy our unique, natural wonders for years to come.
Firstly, under Budget 2010, a fund amounting to RM1.5 billion will be established by the Government to provide soft loans to companies supplying and utilising green technology. The Government is furthermore committed to restructuring the Malaysia Energy Centre as the National Green Technology Centre; organising an international exhibition on green technology next year; developing Putrajaya and Cyberjaya as pioneer townships in green technology; and giving priority to environmentally-friendly products and services.
Another initiative sees the Sabah state government partnering with WWF-Malaysia to conserve large tracts of forest to protect the habitat of endangered orangutans. The area targeted for restoration amounts to nearly 1,500 football pitches in size.
Thirdly, there is the National Tiger Action Plan, adopted by the National Biodiversity-Biotechnology Council. The plan targets an increase in Malaysia’s tiger population from fewer than 500 to 1,000 by 2020. The setting up of a National Biodiversity Centre was also agreed, to further strengthen the management and conservation of biodiversity in Malaysia.
We should not stop at these measures. I would like to obtain your views on what more we can do to ensure a greener Malaysia, so that we can learn from each other. How are you reducing your carbon footprint? Please share your thoughts by submitting a comment. You might also be interested in following the blog of Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, for his thoughts and opinions on green matters.
"No" to multi tier fuel pricing. "Yes" to 1 pricing for all.
Reason: Complicated pricing will lead to enforcement issues. Govt enforcement record is mediocre at best (especially Domestic Trade & Consumer Ministry. They can't even catch pornographic VCDs being sold in broad daylight in the middle of KL). Without enforcement, I'm very sure that the pump attendant will be one of those people who will benefit from the multi-tier pricing (e.g. he just collects RM 5 per car to fill up with the cheaper petrol). Bottom line, no savings to the Govt, just leakages.
It should have been done on 1 Jan 2010. No need for hundreds of million project to use Mykad. Not happy? Pay up or take the bus.
We all should think green and not just only to say it but to make it through.Everybody can do it! And if you think it's possible how can other countries can take care of their environment???? And why don't we try it???
Citizens are people. Some will learn by themselves, some need to be thought and some need to be punished. Its a collective effort.
Self improvement does not work overnight and waiting it to happen will not be a reality in the near future.
The best way is come up with policy, enforce the policy effectively and ppl will start to follow. Whether they like it or not.
For examnple many ppl use seat belts but mostly use them not because they thought of safety its because they are afraid that they will be issued a summon. But who care whatever reason they did it...we still achieve our objective of keeping drivers and passangers safe by law or by self improvement
I fully support your initiative on green technology and current initiatives to reduce pollution. But all said that done? Are we just going to be at talking and not walking the talk?
It has become a routine year in year out for government to announce policies but fail misserably at implementing it.
Look at what happened with Rakan Muda program? What happened with efforts to reduce corruption? what happened to traffic management? what happened to public transport system? what happened to racial integration program?and the list goes on and on.
The Rakyat is getting fed up with this talks of change without action.
I hope we will see an outcome to your policies. The rakyat should feel the change rather than government merely brings out report this has done and that has done.
We Malaysians lack recycling culture. I suggest a GLC to be set up to champion recycling. Bestow the company exclusive rights to build collection facilities, to distribute recycling bins to households, to collect the separated waste, and then process. Let that company sell the recycled waste back to industries. Its a good revenue generating vehicle, i reckon.
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It is hope that the organisers of Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Dec 2009 will take cognisance of these provisions-which is unliely- given the stalemate at the recent Bangkok Climate Proceedings 2009.
The appropriate platform would be for OIC to table it within OIC Region for implementation within Islamic countries realm.
Western Europe and developed bloc will not be able to understand the implication of Islamic environmental protection requirement within the context of the Syariah. However, if properly executed, it may be a viable alternative/solution that may be adopted at the forthcoming Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Dec 2009.
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Jeong Chun Phuoc
Lecturer-in-Law
Jeongphu@yahoo.com
