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Would You Pay 5% More For Petrol To Help Save The Environment?

Darshan Joshi, Lead Researcher, REFSA

01-Oct-20 07:17

Would You Pay 5% More For Petrol To Help Save The Environment?

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Datuk Seri Zaini Ujang recently remarked that the government would update the Environmental Quality Act 1974 to include climate change and sustainability policies. One such policy that being mooted is a carbon tax on emissions, which has been adopted by several countries around the world. How would such a tax look like in a Malaysian context? We discuss with Darshan Joshi of REFSA.

Image Credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Roshan Kanesan


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