Malaysia Pledges 45% Reduction in Greenhouse Gases by 2030
- Earlier targeted 40% cut by 2020 compared with 2005 levels
- World leaders met in Paris to achieve new climate deal
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Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil, pledged to cut projected greenhouse gas emissions 45 percent by 2030 after world leaders met in Paris to open talks on combating climate change.
The Southeast Asian nation will lower its emissions relative to 2005 levels, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday in a statement posted on his personal blog.