KUALA LUMPUR – The government is drafting a National Carbon Policy, among others, to provide guidance on carbon trading at the state level, said Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
“Many states such as Sarawak, Sabah, Perak, Pahang, and Selangor are exploring (carbon trading) because carbon is also seen as a state resource. We want to coordinate at the national level so that we will get the results that we want,” the natural resources, energy, and climate change minister told the Dewan Rakyat today.
He was replying to a question from Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Paya Besar-BN).
Meanwhile, Nik Nazmi said the government was also updating and improving the National Action Plan for Peatlands to take into account the Asean Peatland Management Strategy (APMS), which is in the process of being completed.
APMS is being developed to guide the country to sustainably manage peatlands and coordinate the various agencies involved in it.
He said 8% of the land area in the country, namely in Johor, Pahang, Selangor, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah, and Sarawak, is peatland.
“A total of 714,156ha of peatlands have been recorded by the Agriculture Department while the total area of peatlands used for agriculture is 342,329ha with 304,212ha used for commodities and another 38,117ha for food crops,” he said. – Bernama, June 7, 2023
