Are we lagging in fight against climate change, asks Najib

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 29 Mar 2021 9:46AM · 3 Comments

Former prime minister Najib Razak has taken to Facebook to query why Malaysia has been excluded from a US-led summit on climate change. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 29, 2021.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak wants to know why Malaysia is not invited to US president Joe Biden’s virtual leaders’ summit on climate next month.

Najib said the new US president has invited 40 world leaders for the summit on April 22 and 23, which will be live streamed for public viewing.

Three of Malaysia’s neighbours – Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam – have received invites.

“So why hasn’t Malaysia been invited when the summit is to be held online?

“The internet connection in Malaysia is unstable?

“Or is Malaysia seen as lagging in its fight against climate change and pollution?” he said in his Facebook posting today.

The White House press release stated that the leaders’ summit on climate will underscore the urgency – and the economic benefits – of stronger climate action. 

It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

The statement said the summit will reconvene the US-led major economies forum on energy and climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for approximately 80% of global emissions and global GDP. 

Biden also invited the heads of other countries that are demonstrating strong climate leadership, are especially vulnerable to climate impacts, or are charting innovative pathways to a net-zero economy.

A small number of business and civil society leaders will also participate in the summit. – March 29, 2021.

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  • No. What is more important is to clean our civil servants and politicians from corruption including putting you abd Zahir in jail. Once we clean this corruption, climates change will come naturally.

    Posted 3 years ago by Against Corruption · Reply

  • no rice to eat now and busy recovering from 1 MDB.....

    Posted 3 years ago by WK T · Reply

  • Ill tell you why. Your government is not elected but took power the cowardly way. Next, Malaysia consistently denies culpability for deforestation and environmental degradation. Finally corruption destroys all credibility of Malaysian institutions.

    Posted 3 years ago by Malaysia New hope · Reply