By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, May 19 — Selangor has established Malaysia’s first state-level climate governance centre, which is set to strengthen science and data-based responses to the escalating climate crisis. State executive councillor for public health and the environment Jamaliah...

SINGAPORE, May 7 — Asean must build on its shared strengths and deepen partnerships on climate action across all sectors following the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and its sweeping tariff plans.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia reached a significant milestone in forest conservation by introducing the Forest Conservation Certificate (FCC) protocol to the global community through its participation in the ongoing ESG Xchange 2025 in Hong Kong.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) remains committed to its role as the country’s focal point for climate change reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in line with the Paris Agreement.

PHNOM PENH, April 25 — The 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Climate Outlook Forum was convened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday, focusing on heatwaves and public health.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated Malaysia's commitment to reduce carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050.

WASHINGTON, April 9 — United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order yesterday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change.

BRUSSELS, April 8 — Europe had its warmest March since records began, as climate change continues to push temperatures to unprecedented levels, European Union scientists said today.

BRUSSELS, April 7 — The European Commission is considering counting international carbon credits towards its next climate target, a move that could weaken the carbon dioxide (CO2)-cutting efforts it demands from domestic industries, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today has called on Asean members to scale up private sector investments in climate projects given the scale of the region’s investment needs.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Malaysia aims to complete its National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP) by next year, focusing on both mitigation and adaptation strategies.

SINGAPORE, April 3 — The majority of Southeast Asians (55.3 per cent) say that climate change and extreme weather events are now the region’s biggest challenge, surpassing unemployment and economic recession, which had topped the list for the past two years, according to a survey report released today.

BERLIN, March 27 — Accelerated climate action could boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.2 per cent by 2040 compared with current policies, a study showed on Tuesday, as delegates from 40 countries meet in Berlin to shape the agenda for the COP30 summit in Brazil later this year.

BEIJING, March 5 — China today said it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.

PHNOM PENH, March 2 — Climate change poses a growing threat to Malaysia’s food security, with erratic weather patterns and rising temperatures disrupting global agriculture.

BRASILIA, Feb 19 — Brazil announced yesterday its decision to join Opec+, a bloc that gathers members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and observer nations, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The ringgit is moving in the right direction despite the uncertainties caused by the United States’ (US) trade war, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 — At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, Unicef said on Friday.

DAVOS, Jan 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reiterated Malaysia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, highlighting the country’s willingness to take bold and tough measures to value humanity and preserve sustainability.

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 — President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal yesterday, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.