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Malaysian CCUS bill will increase emissions, provides no legal recourse, watchdog warns

Published 08:12 on March 18, 2025 / Last updated at 08:12 on March 18, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (CCUS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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A Malaysia-based environmental watchdog said this week the nation’s newly announced carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) laws will ramp up rather than cut emissions, and expressed alarm over its restrictive national security provisions that could prevent legal action being launched if a project goes wrong.
A Malaysia-based environmental watchdog said this week the nation’s newly announced carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) laws will ramp up rather than cut emissions, and expressed alarm over its restrictive national security provisions that could prevent legal action being launched if a project goes wrong.


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