According to the national policy, Malaysia adopts a “precautionary principle” policy that allows justified actions to mitigate climate change, even though there is presence of scientific uncertainties. The energy sector in Malaysia has been identified as the major contribution (within Malaysia) of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. One of the strategies adopted by the government is to make known hydro power and gas as the primary energy sources to reduce the heavy dependence on oil. Besides that, “Guidelines for energy efficiency in Buildings” has been introduced to set minimum standards for energy conservation in the design of new buildings. Lastly, campaigns and programmes are implemented by government agencies to promote energy efficiency, recycling and use of public transport.
On the other hand, the United States has adopted another approach to deal with climate change. George Bush has addressed a proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that does not compromise economic growth, which is to develop advanced clean energy technologies. Till date, the U.S. has funded $18 billion on research, development and promotion of clean and highly efficient energy technologies. The new generation of technology will run on sustainable bio-fuels like cellulosic ethanol, which is made from agricultural wastes. In addition, the U.S. is expected to operate the world’s first zero emissions coal-fired energy plant in near future.
Be it a developing or a developed country, we should all do our parts in fighting against global climate change. Together, we can make our Earth a better place to live.
2 comments:
nice post. Apart from big plan proposed by nation to tackle the problem of climate changes, i believe that individual contribution plays a even bigger role. However, teenagers nowadays tend to take what we have for granted. Thus i think that parents to educate their children early to conserve energy as well. i believe the work of individual can even outshine the plans that governments have com out with.
Good entry and I really admire your knowledge on approach to climate change for the two countries. I believe the post will be more interesting if you go into more details and compare point-by-point. It may be more meaningful if you stress a little more on the reason why the two counties have different approaches. Anyway, the post is nice and thank you for broaden my eyes^^
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