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Polisi & Kewangan
Malaysia civil society asserts need for climate change bill to protect local and Indigenous consent
The issue of obtaining free, prior and informed consent for use of Indigenous lands should be addressed, said representatives from civil society groups. The month-long public consultation for the draft bill will conclude next Monday.
Karbon & Cuaca
A bill to ‘outlast any minister or government’ – Nik Nazmi answers burning questions on Malaysia’s climate change legislation
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In an exclusive interview, Eco-Business asked the minister how necessary checks and balances, environmental rights, and climate adaptation can be provided for within the upcoming Climate Change Act.
Emissions thresholds will be set for organisations, starting with hard-to-abate sectors or large emitters. The draft bill also grants power to the environment minister to set national climate targets, subject to approval from Cabinet.
Karbon & Cuaca
The real deal-breakers are not at the negotiating table: Judge proposes overhaul of climate summits
Nation-states have too much sway over international climate talks, which should give a more prominent role to businesses and other non-state actors to achieve progress, legal scholars say.
Polisi & Kewangan
Are China’s blue carbon credits a free pass to harm its oceans?
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As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture, including existing guidelines to stop the tobacco industry — a major source of plastic waste — from influencing policies.
Karbon & Cuaca
The case for a global climate assembly
Although most people care deeply about addressing the climate crisis, only a minority of respondents in recent surveys trust their governments to achieve a fair and just net-zero transition.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate litigation can power China’s low-carbon transition
Climate litigation is steadily growing in China, but a different approach from the Global North, involving the proactive role of state agencies, could be more effective in ensuring compliance with climate policies across local governments.
House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
Polisi & Kewangan
Getting from climate pledges to climate action
Polisi & Kewangan
The siren song of climate authoritarianism
Karbon & Cuaca
Environmental rights as human rights in Asean: Why not?
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Polisi & Kewangan
‘Businesses fear regulation on transition-washing’: Environmental lawyer Joyce Melcar Tan
The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.
