Going green is also being sustainable in all areas, says Selangor Crown Prince

Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (second from left) at the launch of the Malaysian EXPO 2017 Youth Contest at the Concorde Hotel here on March 30, 2017.With him on the stage are Malaysian Green Technology Corporation chief executive officer Ir. Ahmad Hadri Haris (left), Deputy commissioner for the Malaysian Pavilion at the World EXPO 2017 Datuk Loo Took Gee (second from right), and the representative from the Kazakhstan Embassy here Dr. Serik Amirov (right).

KUALA LUMPUR: Caring for the environment is not only about being eco-friendly but also about finding sustainable sources of energy.

This was Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s message at the launch of the Malaysia Expo 2017 Youth Contest yesterday.

“It’s not just about being green, it’s also about being sustainable in all areas.

“We owe it to the environment to change our lifestyle to be more green and to be sustainable,” said Tengku Amir Shah in his speech.

The change, he said, would start with the person concerned, a thought which ties in with one of the contest's hashtags, #MyButterflyEffect, where an individual act is seen as a step towards a greener world.

There are two contests under the Malaysia Expo 2017 Youth Contest – the #GreenGrowthGuru contest and the #MyButterflyEffect contest, both of which can be entered online.

A two-month internship with the World Expo 2017 Malaysian team is on offer for the #GreenGrowthGuru contest while a one-week all expenses paid trip to the World Expo 2017 awaits two winners of #MyButterflyEffect.

The #GreenGrowthGuru contest is open from now until April 18, while the #MyButterflyEffect is open from now until June 10.

More information on the contest can be found at www.greenfuturemalaysia.com or at www.facebook.com/malaysiapavilion2017.

Malaysia Green Technology Corporation (Greentech Malaysia) chief executive officer Ahmad Hadri Haris said it was important for Malaysian youths to have a conversation on sustainable energy for the future of the planet.

“We believe that as an emerging market leader, Malaysia can drive positive change towards future energy,” said Ahmad Hadri, adding that the contests were aimed at finding the green “gurus” among the youths.

He said that Malaysia's mission at the World Expo 2017 was to start a conversation on the impact of energy management on the lives of people globally and the planet.

The World Expo will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from June 10 to Sept 10, with the theme Future Energy.