Sabah establishes Climate Action Council to address climate change


KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah Climate Action Council (SCAC) has been established to develop and coordinate climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts at the state level.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (pic) announced that the state has amended the Sabah Land Ordinance to include laws on carbon storage, which came into effect on June 19, 2023. The state has also recently completed a greenhouse gas inventory study and a vulnerability assessment to inform the development of its climate change policies as part of its goal to become a low-carbon state.

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