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Climate litigation can strengthen accountability as Malaysia weighs constitutional environmental rights: lawyer
Despite the absence of an explicit constitutional right to a healthy environment, former Malaysian Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan said the courts are becoming more receptive to public interest litigation, strengthening avenues for citizens to seek accountability over environmental and climate-related decisions.
Carbon & Climate
Malaysia risks missing crucial reforms as delay to climate change bill creates uncertainty
Former environment minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad warned prolonged delays to Malaysia's climate change bill and carbon pricing risk undermining investor confidence, while other panellists called for climate change to be treated as a national security issue and greater investment in adaptation.
Carbon & Climate
South Korea to tighten vehicle emissions rules, mandate cuts for heavy trucks from 2027
Measures are aimed at helping Seoul meet its 2030 climate targets by accelerating transport sector decarbonisation.
Carbon & Climate
Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas
Landowners with 30 years or more remaining on leases must plan for a potential 2.15-metre sea level rise by 2150 under worst-case climate scenarios.
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Climate litigation surges globally, taking on greenwashing and carbon offsets – but Asia lags
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