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Malaysia will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change this week

Nov 10, 2016

Malaysia will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change this week

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry says the Cabinet has given it the go-ahead to do so, and all govt ministries and agencies have agreed to abide by the agreement. 

The Paris agreement sets in motion a process to cut greenhouse emissions, in order to limit global warming to only 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius.

Malaysia has pledged to cut greenhouse emissions by 45 percent by 2030, and has already introduced a number of measures to ensure it meets this target.