Climate Action in Malaysia

In the context of climate change mitigation, two market failures stand out: an oversupply of “negative externalities” in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and an undersupply of “positive externalities” in the form of the protection and conservation of natural capital. The failure to address these market failures plays an important role in… Read more

Sabah is a natural resource-rich state in Malaysia faced with many environmental, socioeconomic, and political challenges. It is home to a large indigenous population with a self-sustaining economy long depending on the extractive industry, timber, and palm oil, with the base-level dependence on natural resources growing at a steady pace. The hallm… Read more

BFM: The Business Station, a Malaysia-based independent radio station, discusses key takeaways from The Asia Foundation’s recent policy report “Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reduction and Natural Conservation in Malaysia: Research Summary and Policy Recommendations.” The discussion features the Foundation’s climate consultant a… Read more

A new report makes the case for a national carbon-pricing policy in Malaysia.

Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM), the Malaysian chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative, spotlights key findings from the study “Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reductions and Nature Conservation in Malaysia: Research Summary and Policy Recommendations.” The research was launched jointly with The Asia… Read more

Two market failures stand out in the context of climate change adaptation. First is the oversupply of negative externalities that arise from otherwise productive economic activity. These negative externalities, in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are driving the global average surface temperature increase. Second is the undersupply of po… Read more

The Edge Malaysia, a business and financial publication, quotes The Asia Foundation’s climate consultant Darshan Joshi in a cover story on how carbon pricing works and how it will impact companies in Malaysia. In contrast, “hydrogen is still quite expensive today. If the carbon price is lower than the cost of switching to hydrogen, companies will s… Read more

The Edge Malaysia, a business and financial publication, features an article co-written by The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Malaysia, Robin Bush, and climate consultant Darshan Joshi, “Climate and Environmental Governance: Making the Economic Case for Environmental Conservation.” Carbon pricing is fast becoming a contemporary buzzwor… Read more