Green ambitions alone are not enough

ECONOMIC development, environmental protection, and intergenerational equity are often framed as separate goals, yet in truth, they must be woven together. A nation’s progress depends not only on rising incomes and expanding industries but on ensuring that growth does not erode the very foundations that sustain life.

Malaysia’s challenge – like that of many rapidly developing economies – is to build prosperity without exhausting its natural capital or deepening social divides. Growth that undermines the environment or excludes vulnerable groups inevitably weakens its own legacy.