TAIPEI, Nov 8 — Taiwan has set up a "war room" to watch the live stream from next week's COP29 climate summit given it is not allowed to attend for political reasons, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said today.

BRUSSELS, Nov 7 — This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said today.

SINGAPORE, Nov 7 — Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris agreement, Singaporean Environment Minister Grace Fu told Reuters yesterday.

SEREMBAN, Nov 2 — Malaysians travelling abroad for tourism, work, or further studies should notify the embassies in the countries they are visiting of their whereabouts and contact numbers.

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 — A group of funds backed by the world’s 20 largest economies aimed at financing climate transition projects must be more targeted and operate with greater efficiency to improve the slow pace of disbursements, according to a report yesterday from the G20’s sustainable finance working group.

SERDANG, Oct 23 — Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has called on all organisations in Malaysia to integrate the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework to support the nation’s efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

KUANTAN, Oct 19 — The government will incur costs of up to RM1 trillion if coastal erosion mitigation projects are not implemented immediately, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

HONG KONG, Oct 17 — Heatwaves deep in oceans may be “significantly under-reported”, highlighting an area of marine warming that has been largely overlooked, a joint study by Australia’s national science agency (Cisro) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found.

BERLIN, Oct 17 — Unless humanity acts with greater boldness and urgency, an increasingly out-of-balance water cycle will wreak havoc on economies and humanity worldwide, said a report released yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Although Malaysia contributes only 0.8 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

LONDON, Oct 9 — Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but will fall short of a United Nations goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report showed today.

ZURICH, Oct 1 — Swiss glaciers melted at an above-average rate this year as a blistering hot summer thawed through abundant snowfall, monitoring body Glamos said today.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 — The National Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry today launched the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) 2.0, an updated policy that introduces a framework for Malaysia’s transition towards a low-carbon economy.

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ALOR SETAR, Sept 19 — Ten ferry trips on the Langkawi-Kuala Kedah-Langkawi route were cancelled due to strong winds and waves today.

ALOR SETAR, Sept 16 — A ferry carrying 567 passengers ran aground on a sandbank due to strong winds, approximately 0.5 nautical miles from Kuala Perlis, today.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 16 — Climate change has altered the pattern and intensity of the monsoon season, exacerbating the challenges of flood management, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The capital market can be a major catalyst in the climate change transition by channelling investments into key sectors such as renewable energy, green technologies and sustainable agriculture, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — A unified stance among Asean members on climate change is crucial for the region to be taken more seriously on the global stage, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

SEOUL, Sept 7 — Over 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea's capital in broiling heat today, demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat global warming.