KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should not be pressured into setting higher targets under its renewable energy (RE) policy.
After all, one of the priorities for any policy is to ensure that it would not be a financial burden for the people.
This being the case, the government’s call for industry players not to urge for too high a target for RE is totally justified.
The government has set a 31 per cent RE target by 2025 and 40 per cent in 2035. Consequently, carbon emissions from fossil fuels are expected to reduce by 45 per cent in 2025 and 60 per cent in 2035.
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