COP15 among the largest summits ever
The 119 heads of state and government participating at the climate summit in Copenhagen represent countries that account for 89 percent of the world's GDP.
A UN report said that Malaysia’s carbon emissions in 2006 stood at 187 million tonnes or 7.2 tonnes from each Malaysian, compared to Indonesia, the world’s third largest emitter with 2.3 billion tonnes. Malaysia has seen a temperature rise of between 0.5 degrees and 1.5 degrees Celsius while its coastal line has been narrowed due to a rise the sea level.
A strong political commitment needed from the heads of state and government in order to help reducing the effects of global warming which is threatening mankind.
Two main issues need to be tackled are the reduction of greenhouse emissions and providing financial aid to developing nations to shift to greener growth and adapt to a warmer world.
Malaysia had already made the global climate a priority in the national budget for 2010, pledging a RM1.5bil fund to promote green technology besides several incentives to encourage the construction of green buildings.
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