Climate change – to act or not to act

THE choice of TIME’s Person of the Year is likely to (re)define what 2020 is all about. Greta Thunberg has been quoted saying that it will be the year for action on climate change. Coming at the heels of COP25 which had to do some extended work in Madrid despite a two-week session, it gave the impre...

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Main Author: Abdul Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: Sun Media Corporation Sdn Bhd 2019
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spelling iium-795692020-03-19T05:22:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79569/ Climate change – to act or not to act Abdul Razak, Dzulkifli QC Physics THE choice of TIME’s Person of the Year is likely to (re)define what 2020 is all about. Greta Thunberg has been quoted saying that it will be the year for action on climate change. Coming at the heels of COP25 which had to do some extended work in Madrid despite a two-week session, it gave the impression that she might be right. It lends credence to her call for action given the on-again, off-again reception from world leaders in their recent deliberations. There has been frustration and disappointment all round, including the UN secretary-general. The outcomes are still tentative without any clear consensus on how to save the planet. Developing countries are mindful of the “consequences” being shifted to them making their future even more vulnerable when the “real” culprits are not held accountable. Our Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change deemed that COP25 should be guided by and reflect the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities, in light of different national circumstances under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement. Sun Media Corporation Sdn Bhd 2019-12-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79569/1/79569_Climate%20change%20.pdf Abdul Razak, Dzulkifli (2019) Climate change – to act or not to act. The Sun Daily. https://www.thesundaily.my/opinion/climate-change-to-act-or-not-to-act-CH1786433
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Climate change – to act or not to act
description THE choice of TIME’s Person of the Year is likely to (re)define what 2020 is all about. Greta Thunberg has been quoted saying that it will be the year for action on climate change. Coming at the heels of COP25 which had to do some extended work in Madrid despite a two-week session, it gave the impression that she might be right. It lends credence to her call for action given the on-again, off-again reception from world leaders in their recent deliberations. There has been frustration and disappointment all round, including the UN secretary-general. The outcomes are still tentative without any clear consensus on how to save the planet. Developing countries are mindful of the “consequences” being shifted to them making their future even more vulnerable when the “real” culprits are not held accountable. Our Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change deemed that COP25 should be guided by and reflect the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities, in light of different national circumstances under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement.
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title Climate change – to act or not to act
title_short Climate change – to act or not to act
title_full Climate change – to act or not to act
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