KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Malaysia is expected to see a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of up to 35 per cent by the end of the year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today.
He noted that his administration had announced in 2009 a commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 per cent, based on the intensity level of 2005, by 2020.
“I am pleased to be able to announce that by the end of 2015, Malaysia is projected to have achieved a reduction in the greenhouse gas intensity of GDP of 35 per cent,” Najib said at the launch of the 6th International Greentech and Eco-Products Exhibition and Conference (IGEM) 2015.
“This demonstrates our efforts in striving for sustainable development, including lower-emissions development, while also dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change,” he added.
The greenhouse gas intensity to GDP is a standard ratio calculated to estimate a country’s carbon emission against its industrial combustion.
At the end of last year, the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry announced that Malaysia had already achieved a 33 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Najib had announced the Eleventh Malaysia Plan which had listed 'Pursuing green growth for sustainability and resilience’ as one of its six strategic thrusts for the final Malaysia Plan leading to 2020.
