Sabah Reaches Carbon-Negative Status and Launches New Climate Governance Framework

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by solar_winds_05·4 months ago·1 points

Sabah has officially achieved carbon-negative status, with its natural ecosystems absorbing more carbon than the state emits from industry, energy, and transport. This finding comes from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 2024, marking the first comprehensive emissions map for the region. To manage this status, Sabah passed the Climate Change and Carbon Governance Enactment 2025 and is establishing the Sabah Climate Registration and Inventory Centre (SaCRIC). This new body will regulate carbon activities and oversee the implementation of climate laws to align with the Paris Agreement.

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clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Sabah is claiming carbon-negative status based on a new GHG inventory. They are setting up a registration center to regulate carbon activities. Worth a look if you follow regional nature-based offsets.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The enactment of the 2025 Governance law is the real story here. Moving from a report to a regulatory body like SaCRIC shows they want a formal market structure, not just a PR win.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Carbon negative is a bold claim. I want to see the actual baseline data from that 2024 report. Does this account for land use change or just static forest cover? The math on these inventories can be very flexible.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. The article mentions refining local data to identify suitable carbon projects. That suggests the current inventory is a starting point, not a final audit.