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DUBAI: A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit today suggested a range of options countries could take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase out” of fossil fuels many nations have demanded.

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said a central benchmark of success for COP28 would be whether it yielded a deal to phase out coal, oil, and gas use fast enough to avert disastrous climate change.

“That doesn’t mean that all countries must phase out fossil fuels at the same time,” he told reporters at the Dubai summit, which is scheduled to end tomorrow but could go on longer if negotiations drag on.

A new draft of a COP28 agreement, published by the United Arab Emirates’ presidency of the summit, proposed various options but did not refer to a “phase out” of all fossil fuels, which had been included in a previous draft.

The draft deal listed eight options that countries “could” use to cut emissions, including “reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner so as to achieve net zero by, before, or around 2050”.

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Hypocrites: How To Survive In A World That's Full Of Them, 40% OFFRECENT reports by the BBC have suggested that the UAE's 2023 Conference of the Parties (COP28) presidency used climate meetings to promote new fossil fuel expansion.

However, a more nuanced examination reveals potential inconsistencies and points to broader issues of Western hypocrisy in climate discussions.

The BBC's report leans heavily on leaked “briefing documents” from meetings with COP28 president Dr Sultan Al Jaber and government ministers regarding UAE companies Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).

These documents, however, did not result in commercial agreements. In fact, the BBC confirmed that out of two dozen country briefing notes, 12 governments verified that no meetings were held and denied discussions of any commercial nature.

The BBC only confirmed that one nation – which was not identified – followed up on a commercial issue raised in the meetings.

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PETALING JAYA: Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) president N Marimuthu has been re-elected as Consumers International (CI) president for a second term at the annual general meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday.

Fomca secretary-general T Saravanan, in a statement today, said Marimuthu will assume his duties as CI president for the next four years.

Marimuthu was first elected as president of the organisation in 2019.

CI serves as the umbrella body for consumer organisations worldwide with a membership of 200 organisations in over 100 countries, aiming to empower and champion the rights of consumers everywhere.

Marimuthu currently serves as the chairman of the Board of the National Consumer Complaints Centre.

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The primary obligations of the government in any civilised country are to provide food, shelter, and ensure the health of its population.

In Malaysia, the right to life is entrenched in our constitution. Without food, shelter and health, life is meaningless.

That is why Article 5 of the Federal Constitution does not only guarantee life and liberty but has been extended by decisions of the courts over the years to include the guarantee of a certain quality of life.

In this context, “quality of life” means, among other things, that the government must also provide employment opportunities, acceptable pay, pension rights, unemployment benefits and medical care.

No doubt, that is a huge responsibility. Sadly, after 66 years of independence and despite the wealth of natural resources at its disposal thanks to the blessings of the Almighty, the Malaysian government has not achieved this to an acceptable level.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Seputeh MP Teresa Kok says she has identified nearly 40 homeowners who have fallen prey to online renovation scams.

Kok said that the victims had ended up in a mess after placing their trust in contractors who had promised dream renovations in social media postings and websites.

“The sad thing is that some of them are first-time homebuyers. They saved money for decades to buy a house. They had homes they had dreamed of, and they wanted them to have a certain design.

“In the end, these contractors messed up their houses,” she said at the launch of a video to warn people about these scams.

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GEORGE TOWN - Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP) menggesa ibu bapa supaya mengelak memberi alat mainan plastik untuk anak mereka kerana ia didapati mengandungi bahan kimia beracun iaitu parafin berklorin.

Parafin berklorin dikelaskan berdasarkan panjang rantaian karbon merupakan bahan kimia bertoksik yang digunakan di dalam pelbagai jenis plastik termasuk alat mainan kanak-kanak.

Presidennya, Mohideen Abdul Kader berkata, bahan kimia itu dibuktikan boleh menyebabkan kerosakan pada hati dan buah pinggang, mengganggu sistem endokrin, menyebabkan kanser, merosakkan otak yang sedang berkembang dan menimbulkan ancaman kepada kesihatan reproduktif.

Menurutnya, kanak-kanak boleh terdedah kepada bahan kimia dalam alat mainan melalui penyedutan habuk toksik, sentuhan kulit dan pendedahan kepada mulut atau dengan mengunyah.

"Ada juga bukti menunjukkan parafin berklorin dibebaskan daripada plastik melalui kitaran hayatnya.

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KUALA LUMPUR - Orang ramai diminta untuk tidak menjawab sebarang panggilan telefon daripada Pusat Respon Scam Kebangsaan (NSRC).

Menurut Ketua Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah Komersil, Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Asistan Superintenden Rahmat Fitri Abdullah, panggilan telefon tersebut merupakan kaedah terbaharu scammer untuk menjerat individu ke dalam jenayah scam.

Beliau berkata, NSRC diwujudkan untuk menerima panggilan daripada pengadu yang dikhuatiri terjerumus dalam jenayah scam.

Justeru, badan berkenaan, tegas Rahmat Fitri, tidak akan sesekali melakukan panggilan telefon kepada sesiapa.

Selain PDRM, Kewujudan NSRC juga, jelasnya, merupakan inisitiaf bersama Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) serta Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) mengekalkan unjuran Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) 2024 untuk Malaysia pada 4.4 peratus, disokong oleh pelbagai faktor domestik.

Firma penyelidikan itu menerusi nota penyelidikannya berkata, perbelanjaan pengguna kekal berdaya tahan walaupun prospek inflasi lebih tinggi dengan mengambil kira dasar monetari yang stabil.

Ini berdasarkan Kadar Dasar Semalaman (OPR) yang kekal pada 3.00 peratus pada 2024 dengan kadar pengangguran 3.4 peratus pada 2024 berbanding 3.5 peratus pada 2023, katanya.

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PONTIAN: Program Jualan Rahmah dicadangkan dibuat setiap minggu, khususnya di kawasan pedalaman, bagi menangani isu kekurangan bahan mentah utama di lokasi berkenaan.

Timbalan Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan berkata, langkah itu perlu bagi memudahkan penduduk yang jauh dari pekan atau bandar mendapatkan barang keperluan harian.

Katanya, Jualan Rahmah yang dilaksanakan kerajaan menerusi Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Sara Hidup (KPDN) itu terbukti berjaya memberi kemudahan kepada rakyat mendapatkan barangan serta bahan mentah pada harga lebih murah.

“Jualan Rahmah perlu diperbanyakkan lagi dengan kerjasama pasar raya besar dan saya mengharapkan ia diadakan secara bergerak pada setiap minggu di kawasan pedalaman setiap Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) negara ini, bukan hanya di kawasan bandar atau pekan sahaja.

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KEPALA BATAS: Kerajaan akan mengadakan perbincangan lanjut berhubung cadangan Gabungan Pengilang Beras Malaysia supaya mewujudkan hanya satu gred tunggal untuk beras putih.

Menteri Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan (KPKM) Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu berkata, perkara itu masih di peringkat cadangan dan pihaknya perlu meneliti setiap perkara yang dikemukakan sebelum ia diputuskan.

Katanya, selain kementeriannya, perbincangan bersama itu turut melibatkan Kementerian Kewangan, Kementerian Ekonomi dan Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN), bagi menyelaras berkenaan isu padi dan beras.

"Kita akan berbincang lagi dengan gabungan itu, dengan kementerian dan juga dengan kementerian- kementerian lain seperti Kementerian Ekonomi, KPDNK, Kementerian Kewangan.

"Sekurang-kurangnya empat kementerian akan terlibat bagi membincangkan mengenai isu berkaitan menyelaraskan hal padi ini, pada masa akan datang," jelasnya pada sidang media di sini malam tadi.

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