Extremism is an anathema – insights from climate change
“We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.” – Barack Obama, Former US President WE know that the Earth goes through a pattern of changing weather conditions. That is a given fact. Even on a daily basis, it is something that […]
Local solutions key to tackling climate change
KUCHING: One of the major challenges when it comes to climate change is that it is a global phenomenon that requires local solutions. “That is why we must examine how political, economic, cultural, and religious factors interact with climate change issues, and why everyone must participate in the fight,” said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Associate […]
Joint efforts needed to tackle climate change
KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged to come together to jointly tackle climate change and make Sarawak part of the global solution for world environmental sustainability. Director of ZHA Environmental Sdn Bhd Bernard Yong made the call during World Environment Day celebration at Mydin Tunku Vista yesterday. ZHA is the largest used tyre waste management company in […]
Making sense in a world full of uncertainties
Uncertainty is the only certainty there is. ― John Allen Paulos, mathematician If there is one word that describes the times we are in, it has to be ‘uncertainty’. Lots of it. We’ll all agree that what has happened in the recent past, especially the last two and half years, has injected an overdose of this ingredient […]
State govt urged to push for carrot-and-stick budgetary mechanism
CHONG Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) has voiced his support for the Forests (Amendment) Bill 2022, stating that it would promote the conservation and preservation of the environment. He noted that it contributed to the worldwide movement against global climate change by playing the part as an inhabitant of the planet. However, he pointed out that with […]
State to mitigate effects of climatic change
By Neville Timothy Sanders THE SARAWAK government is committed to taking measures to mitigate the effects of climate change by adhering to environmental sustainable protocols in the management of its forests, said Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan. The Deputy Premier said that the Kyoto Protocol allowed for carbon sequestration by afforestation reforestation under the […]
Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
In the last few years people throughout the world who have bitter experience of the extraordinary extreme weather due to climate change know that things will not get any better at all anytime soon. The torrential rains followed by uncontrollable floods and mudslides in Europe, in Asia, ASEAN region and Australia are a few examples. […]
Addressing food security in challenging times
When people were hungry, Jesus didn’t say, “Now is that political, or social?” He said, “I feed you.” Because the good news to a hungry person is bread. — Desmond Tutu I am sure many would have heard of the mid-17th century proverb which says that “a hungry man is an angry man” — meaning […]
The Gordian Knot in search of an Alexander
Turn him to any cause of policy,The Gordian Knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter. — Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1 Scene 1. 45–47 THE survival issue of our times in not the pandemic that is currently enveloping most of the world and causing untold miseries and devastation. The real issue is […]
RT-Paulownia trees can effectively absorb greenhouse gases
KUCHING: The planting of RT-Paulownia trees is a feasible way of making a positive impact on climate change. TSG Green founder cum executive chairman Datuk Chris Chung said the tree species was recognised as a carbon sink, and able to efficiently and effectively absorb greenhouse gases. “On average, RT-Paulownia trees planted in one acre of […]
