Malaysia to ask developed nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will call on developed countries to demonstrate their commitment in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions, a Malaysian official said here on Wednesday.

Malaysian Natural Resources and Environment Minister Douglas Uggah Embas said at Malaysia's Parliament here that Malaysia would voice the request at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark.

Uggah said while every country should assume a role in solving the climate change issue, Malaysia would urge developed countries to provide aid and transfer green technology to developing countries with no conditions.

He also said that Malaysia would introduce its mitigation and adaptation measures carried out to cut carbon emissions.

Meanwhile, Uggah said that Malaysia was of the view that the Kyoto Protocol 1997 should be continued to deal with issues on climate change.

The Kyoto Protocol, a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was adopted on Dec. 11, 1997 and entered into force on Feb. 16, 2005 with the aim to combat global warming.