LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, 

I WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY MY APPRECIATION TO THE  MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT  AND CLIMATE CHANGE, MISSION IN ABU DHABI AND DUBAI, FEDERAL AND STATES GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES, PRIVATE SECTORS, NGOS AND ACADEMIA  FOR BEING HERE TODAY AT COP 28 DUBAI. 

PRIOR TO THIS, I HAVE THE HONOR TO MEET WITH THE UAE PRESIDENT AND HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE  IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW  MALAYSIA IS PLANNING TO CONTRIBUTE IN  ADDRESSING IT. INDEED, CLIMATE CHANGE  THREATENS THE SAFETY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT; OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; AND IMPAIRS OUR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND STABILITY. WE REALIZE  HOW FRAGILE WE ARE TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE  CHANGE AND ARE PERSISTENT IN PREPARING FOR  ANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND ADVERSE IMPACTS  BROUGHT ABOUT BY CLIMATE CHANGE.  

WITHOUT EXCEPTION; EVERY COUNTRY MUST  CONTRIBUTE TO COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE.  THUS, MALAYSIA HAS PLEDGED ITS EFFORTS TO  ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING BY SUBMITTING THE  UPDATED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION  IN 2021 BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON BUT  DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL  SECTORS ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF  MALAYSIA’S TOTAL CARBON EMISSIONS. THUS; ADDRESSING EMISSIONS FROM THESE SECTORS IS  THE FOCUS OF OUR CLIMATE ACTIONS. UNDER THE  NATIONAL ENERGY TRANSITION ROADMAP; WE  ENVISAGE TO INCREASE THE SHARE OF GREEN AND  SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN OUR TOTAL PRIMARY  ENERGY MIX. THUS; THIS TRANSITIONAL  ASPIRATION IS PROJECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY  INCREASE; NOT ONLY THE AVERAGE NATIONAL GDP  FROM ENERGY TRANSITION ACTIVITIES, BUT ALSO  GENERATE MORE GREEN JOBS TO MALAYSIAN.

SUCH COMMITMENT INVOLVES METICULOUS POLICY  IMPLEMENTATION IN WHICH FINANCE AND  TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY STAND OUT AS THE  ADDITIONAL HURDLES FOR DEVELOPING AND  EMERGING ECONOMIES. THEREFORE; BRIDGING THE  GAP IN TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCING BETWEEN  DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS IS CRUCIAL  TO PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY  SOLUTIONS AT A REASONABLE COST. THIS INCLUDES  RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND  OPPORTUNITIES EACH COUNTRY HOLDS.  

IT IS CRUCIAL TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE  SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS  IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE. MALAYSIA HAS CONSISTENTLY UPHELD OUR COMMITMENT MADE  DURING THE EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; BRAZIL IN 1992; TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 50 PERCENT  OF THE COUNTRY’S LAND AREA UNDER FORESTS AND  TREE COVER. 

NEVERTHELESS; THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE WE  CAN DO ESPECIALLY AROUND OUR REGION.  COLLABORATION AMONG PEERS IS THE KEY EFFORT  IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE. IN THIS SPIRIT; I  ENCOURAGE ALL DELEGATES TO VISIT AND  PROMOTE OUR PAVILION AND USE THIS PLATFORM  TO DISCUSS AND PURSUE COLLABORATION BEYOND  OUR REGIONS WHILE LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND.  

AS A CONCLUSION, I HOPE COP28 WILL BE  SUCCESSFUL AND HELP ACCELERATE THE GLOBAL  EFFORT IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE. I ALSO  HOPE THAT WE COULD LEVERAGE ON THE MALAYSIA  PAVILION FOR POTENTIAL INVESTMENT  OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATION, FOR THE  BENEFIT OF MALAYSIA AS WELL AS THE GLOBAL  COMMUNITY. 

WITH THE GRACIOUS KALIMAH BISMILLAH  HIRRAHMAN NIRRAHIM; I HEREBY DECLARE THE  MALAYSIA PAVILION AT THE 28TH CONFERENCE OF  THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK  CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; OFFICIALLY  OPEN. 

THANK YOU.