CHAPTER 5

The Legal Industry Response to Climate Change in Malaysia

Olivia Tan Swee Leng

Introduction

The extensive growth and technology advancements which is brought by industrial revolution are the two tremendous tolls for natural resources (Callen and Thomas 1996). Transport rubbish, manufacturing process, telecommunication, and synthetic chemicals are considered products from essential human consumption and they are the causes of environmental degradation. Science and technology recognizes that there is a trade-off between these two issues, which without each other, there are not enough resources. Developing countries desire their governments to be ethically responsible for the next generation and their citizens to keep the environment safe. ...

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