Malaysia Accused Of Lying About Greenhouse Gas Emissions To UN
In a report published recently, news publication The Washington Post has claimed Malaysia grossly under-reports its greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The report – titled “Countries’ Climate Pledges Built On Flawed Data” – calls Malaysia’s latest emissions report “from a parallel universe”.
According to the 2016 figures (the last year of which Malaysia submitted to the UNFCCC), it was claimed that Malaysia subtracted a staggering 243 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (C02) from its balance sheet, or roughly 73% of its total emissions.
Malaysian officials purport that this is due to ‘carbon sink’ absorptions by forests in the country. However, The Washington Post says the reduction is at a rate four times faster than the whole of Indonesia, while having less than five times the total…
Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards to leave Anfield