Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study
The devastating impacts of climate change have driven the development of renewable energy (RE), and it is seen as a game changer to preserve the environment for generations to come. The commitment under the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has indirectl...
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| author | Ghazali, Farahdilah Ansari, Abdul Haseeb Mustafa, Maizatun Wan Zahari, Wan Mohd Zulhafiz |
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| description | The devastating impacts of climate change have driven the development of renewable
energy (RE), and it is seen as a game changer to preserve the environment for generations to
come. The commitment under the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change has indirectly forced many countries to support the efforts for RE generation.
This energy transition from unsustainable fossil fuels to RE was demonstrated by the
promulgation of various laws and policies at national, regional and international levels. Aligned
with that, Malaysia has also taken several measures in mitigating climate change impacts and
accelerating RE development. Thus, this study focuses on the importance of RE generation as
part of the climate mitigation regime with reference to the Renewable Energy Act 2011 (Act
725). This study adopts a black-letter approach through statute analysis. Throughout this paper, it
was suggested that the Renewable Energy Act 2011 failed to address climate change issues
properly. Therefore, this paper calls for a reform to incorporate climate change mitigation and
sustainable development in the existing law. |
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| spelling | iium-750562021-12-01T01:49:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75056/ Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study Ghazali, Farahdilah Ansari, Abdul Haseeb Mustafa, Maizatun Wan Zahari, Wan Mohd Zulhafiz K Law (General) KPG Malaysia The devastating impacts of climate change have driven the development of renewable energy (RE), and it is seen as a game changer to preserve the environment for generations to come. The commitment under the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has indirectly forced many countries to support the efforts for RE generation. This energy transition from unsustainable fossil fuels to RE was demonstrated by the promulgation of various laws and policies at national, regional and international levels. Aligned with that, Malaysia has also taken several measures in mitigating climate change impacts and accelerating RE development. Thus, this study focuses on the importance of RE generation as part of the climate mitigation regime with reference to the Renewable Energy Act 2011 (Act 725). This study adopts a black-letter approach through statute analysis. Throughout this paper, it was suggested that the Renewable Energy Act 2011 failed to address climate change issues properly. Therefore, this paper calls for a reform to incorporate climate change mitigation and sustainable development in the existing law. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75056/7/75056%20RENEWABLE%20ENERGY%20DEVELOPMENT.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75056/8/75056%20RENEWABLE%20ENERGY%20DEVELOPMENT%20SCOPUS.pdf Ghazali, Farahdilah and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb and Mustafa, Maizatun and Wan Zahari, Wan Mohd Zulhafiz (2019) Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 14 (3). pp. 110-116. E-ISSN :2672-7226 http://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2019/08/bab-13-14.3_1_pagenumber.pdf |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Ghazali, Farahdilah Ansari, Abdul Haseeb Mustafa, Maizatun Wan Zahari, Wan Mohd Zulhafiz Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title | Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title_full | Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title_fullStr | Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title_short | Renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in Malaysia: a legal study |
| title_sort | renewable energy development and climate change mitigation in malaysia: a legal study |
| topic | K Law (General) KPG Malaysia |
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