Powering youth to tackle climate change

Climate change policy: A freak storm caused this landslide in Bukit Nenas, Kuala Lumpur in April this year. The new government must prioritise climate change and integrate it in the overall development plans of the country. — SS KANESAN/The Star

IT is the responsibility of every Malaysian to elect leaders who are committed not only to economic growth and the welfare of the people but also environmental sustainability when they cast their votes in the 15th General Election.

In fact, the country’s economic growth must mutually support environmental protection in line with Agenda 21 of the 1992 Rio Convention on sustainable development.