JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 13 — Climate change and environmental degradation will remain defining challenges, Johor Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Ocean acidification linked to climate change may threaten the national food security, say experts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Budget 2024 outlines a host of initiatives to drive change in the nation's environmental protection landscape, particularly in addressing crucial issues such as climate change and biodiversity conservation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad urged companies and financial institutions to participate in the voluntary carbon markets (VCM), one of the government's key initiatives to address climate change agenda.

COPENHAGEN, Oct 4 — The negative consequences of global warming present a major challenge for companies, according to Apple boss Tim Cook, who called climate change the most pressing problem of these times.

By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari has identified education, climate change and quality job opportunities as key areas of focus that would help drive Malaysia's economy forward. Speaking at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The government is formulating a national adaptation plan to address current and future vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change.

NEW YORK, Sept 9 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the Group of 20 top economic powers, which are responsible for more than 80 per cent of the emissions that cause global warming, to use their weekend summit to send a strong message on climate change.

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 —The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have called for better global cooperation with regard to climate change, national debt, and the digital revolution ahead of this weekend's G20 summit, reported dpa news agency.

VIENTIANE, Aug 25 — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have signed an agreement on the establishment of an Asean Centre for Climate Change to enhance coordinated and integrated approach in regional climate change response, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Southeast Asia and East Asia are crucial for the energy transition agenda as environmental and energy challenges do not respect national boundaries, said Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

BUAN, Aug 8 — South Korea today started evacuating thousands of teenage participants at the World Scout Jamboree from a campsite in the southwest of the country to safer areas, mainly around the capital, ahead of an approaching typhoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Banking and financial practitioners will discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities in effecting a just transition in this critical decade for climate action at the Malaysian Banking Conference (MBC) next week.

LONDON, June 9 — El Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, from tropical cyclones spinning toward vulnerable Pacific islands to heavy rainfall in South America to drought in Australia and in some parts of Asia.

SPERMONDE ISLANDS, Indonesia, June 7 — For nearly two decades, Indonesian marine scientist Syafyudin Yusuf has worked with former poachers to rehabilitate coral reefs destroyed by their use of dynamite for fishing.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Malaysia is hoping that it can continue working with the United States on issues involving the transition to renewable energy, reduction of methane gas emissions, climate finance and technologies.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The government hopes women can contribute more to address the issue of climate change with a clear focus on tackling economic, social, and environmental challenges, said Economy Deputy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.

MANILA, May 10 — Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Wednesday urged developed countries to fulfil their longstanding commitments on climate change, vowing the Philippines will take bold steps to transition to renewable and alternative energy technologies in a secure and sustainable manner.

NEW YORK, April 23 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (April 22) called on the international community to accelerate climate action with deeper, faster emissions cuts, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, April 11 — Forty-four countries have expressed interest in joining the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) US$40 billion (RM176.6 billion) Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), said IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday (April 10).