Columns/Op-Eds

    Expert Opinion

JCI Fellows occasionally issue opinions letters and editorials in their own professional capacity to media and platforms.

    Thematic

This section archives and collects a curated range of these pieces where such supports JCI objectives.

Insight - Re-carbonising South-East Asia’s blue carbon ecosystems

Special Studies Ops
Leong and Platts make a case to protect mangrove forests against a "development at all costs" mindset because of their carbon sequestering potential, and point the way forward for cooperation.

Crossing the Great Decarbonisation River

Special Studies Ops
Leong and Platts develop a logic model in words and quantity-type numbers, setting out the elements that are happening and need continued attention in a technology roadmap concerning moving away from coal.

Viewing the 12th Malaysia Plan through the lens of decarbonisation

Special Studies Ops
Leong, Platts and Woo comment on energy, ports, soil fertility, fertiliser and mindset.

‘Explore long and viable solution to reduce waste’

Special Studies Ops
Prof. Agamuthu, a solid and hazardous waste management specialist, speaks on Malaysia's effective management of healthcare waste. He elaborates on key improvements for household waste management in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climate and environmental Governance: Building cooler cities for a cooler future

Special Studies Ops
Prof G Reuben Clements and Andrew Fan argue that If we want to have a cooler future, sacrificing more forests for urban development is no longer a viable option.

COMMENT | Collect household waste with dedicated system, prevent Covid-19

Special Studies Ops
Prof. Agamuthu, a solid and hazardous waste management specialist, speaks on Malaysia's effective management of healthcare waste. He elaborates on key improvements for household waste management in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Galapagos Islands on land: How limestone is essential to life

Special Studies Ops
On the International Day of Biological Diversity, Assoc Prof Reuben Clements explains why limestone quite literally serves as the building block for much of life on earth.

Will Malaysian Businesses Save the World?

Special Studies Ops
Karen Chand presents the case that though we stand at the brink of catastrophe, companies have the opportunity to innovate and recreate a better future.

Closing in on a solution

Special Studies Ops
Prof Leong Choon Heng gives the reasons he is optimistic that we will be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Little things also need to be done to draw in tourists

Special Studies Ops
NEXT year is Visit Malaysia 2020. It will certainly be an excellent way for us to celebrate an important milestone...

Embracing SDGs makes good business sense

Special Studies Ops
A year has passed since the momentous 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted by 193 countries...