What the new Malaysian government must do for the auto sector and decarbonisation

Following the change of government this month, the new Cabinet will have to tackle almost two years of neglect on decarbonisation issues, the question of fuel subsidies, and a new automotive policy to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). Malaysia’s policies on decarbonisation started in 1992 with the government’s participation in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, and Malaysia’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the year 2000. The world’s climate experts from the UN and the European Union are sounding the alarm. They say that climate change is already upon us and we have just 10 years to cap and reverse carbon dioxide emissions.