Scotland first country to ban climate-harming anaesthetics
LONDON: Scotland has become the first country in the world to ban the use of the anaesthetics desflurane due to its harmful impact on the environment, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. “Desflurane, used as an anaesthetics during the surgery, has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide. “Removing it from use in hospital […]
RM5 mln approved for state Land and Survey Dept research chair
KUCHING: An allocation of RM5 million has been approved for the Land and Survey Department (Landas) to establish a research chair. In collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), the research chair will focus on climate change and green energy. The announcement was made by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, who urged the […]
Practice hand hygiene to keep infection at bay
KUCHING: Practising good hand hygiene is still important, especially in the current climate where people are living under a new norm. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian pointed out that one of the major causes of infection is due to poor hand hygiene. “The practice of good hand hygiene is so important because […]
Decarbonise!
This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation. – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor You are, I am sure, concerned about climate change and the vastly […]
Batang Kali tragedy a lesson on the dangers of hydrogen climate change
KUCHING: The recent Batang Kali tragedy in Selangor is a reminder to humans on the effects of extreme climate change. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said though the effects of climate change may not be so obvious in the short term, for the longer term, if left unchecked, will have catastrophic […]
SMC must take lead on climate change initiatives
SIBU: It is important that Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) takes the lead on mitigating the effects of climate change because Sibu is the most vulnerable. Its chairman Clarence Ting who made the call said the reason for this had to do with Sibu being more prone to floods because of rising water levels. “We have […]
Sarawak is top provider of renewable energy
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Sarawak is currently Malaysia’s largest provider of renewable energy for a population of almost three million across Sarawak and West Kalimatan, Indonesia. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg stated that 70 per cent of the total generation mix is from Sarawak’s hydropower resources which […]
Sarawak only state with three flux towers, reiterates commitment to mitigate climate change
KOTA SAMARAHAN: For more than 10 years, Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia that has three flux towers currently operating. Director of Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (TROPI) Dr Lulie Melling said that the tower is in a few strategic locations such as Naman palm oil land in Sibu and Maludam National Park in […]
MoUs on climate change, cultural heritage mapping researches
SIBU: The University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) has established new local and international partnerships to research climate change and cultural heritage mapping. In a brief ceremony held in its Lecture Hall yesterday UTS represented by its vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid has signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malmo University Sweden. […]
On Climate Change and the Risk of Inertia
Recently, in some informal discussions on the subject of global warming and Climate Change I was surprised to learn that there are sceptics and naysayers who are not convinced that we have a problem at hand and who feel that all the talks on global warming is just a refined game or a clever scheme […]
