Our planet can no longer withstand man’s unsustainable consumption and wastage. We do not own this earth we merely hold it in trust for our posterity. It is our moral responsibility to bequeath to our children a more pristine and healthy planet. The challenge is to act now before it is a case of “too little, too late”.
~PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak @ World Future Energy Summit 2010
The government’s initiatives in promoting green technology according to Najib’s speech:
- Malaysia aims to raise its Renewable Energy to about 2,000 MW by 2020 compared to the current 50 MW.
- To promote renewable energy, the Small Renewable Energy Program (SREP) provides for a higher purchasing price for electricity generated under this initiative by the grid operator.
- Malaysia is in the process of instituting a Renewable Energy law and one of the mechanisms we are looking into is Feed-In Tariffs, to promote the usage of renewable energy.
- Malaysia have launched the Solar 1000 Program which will provide incentives for solar power use.
- A study has been commissioned to restructure and realign the Malaysian electricity sector to make our energy industries more efficient.
- Enhance public transportation to reduce carbon footprint in transportation sector. Upgrading our intercity electric rail links and looking into expanding the usage of bio fuels with a pilot project underway.
- Promote energy-efficient building with the introduction of Green Building Index.
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