{
  "id": 13334849,
  "title": "2027 Budget green investments must deliver real emissions reductions, says Tuan Ibrahim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/2027-budget-green-investments-must-deliver-real-emissions-reductions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T05:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1552276/2027-budget-green-investments-must-deliver-real-emissions-reductions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA BARU: The Malaysian government's 2027 Budget must ensure that green investments deliver tangible emissions reductions while maintaining electricity and water supplies, warns Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, deputy president of the opposition Pas party. Investments in renewable energy, data centres, and hydrogen should be evaluated based on their real environmental impact, costs, and benefits to Malaysia. While welcoming the budget's energy transition commitments, including a RM1 billion Climate Fund and tax incentives until 2030, Tuan Ibrahim emphasizes the need for accountability. He questions how much emissions will be reduced, the cost, and who will bear the risk if targets are not met. As Malaysia's data centre industry expands, the government should assess digital investments against the capacity of electricity and water supplies, rather than solely on investment value. Tuan Ibrahim highlights that Malaysia's data centre guidelines already include energy, water, and carbon efficiency measurements, but warns that greater efficiency does not guarantee lower overall resource consumption as facilities grow. The government must disclose the data centre clusters' impact on local water supplies and clarify financing for upgrades to treatment plants, pipelines, and the electricity grid. He emphasizes protecting households, agriculture, and small businesses while prioritizing recycled water to reduce reliance on treated water for cooling. Regarding hydrogen, Tuan Ibrahim urges public support to be based on its commercial viability and actual emissions reductions. He notes that hydrogen faces cost gaps and a lack of firm offtake agreements, identified by the International Energy Agency as key challenges. Before expanding support, the government should clarify hydrogen's purchaser, selling price, the calculation of emissions throughout the production and delivery chain, and who will bear losses if the market fails to develop. Tuan Ibrahim also calls for the government to include a climate impact statement in every budget, outlining sector-specific emissions reduction targets, support costs, resource consumption, and annual progress.",
  "summary": "KOTA BARU: The government must ensure that green investments under the 2027 Budget deliver measurable emissions reductions without compromising the country’s electricity and water supplies.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian 2027 Budget must ensure green investments deliver real emissions reductions",
    "Tuan Ibrahim emphasizes accountability for emissions reduction, costs, and risk",
    "Government to disclose data centre impact on water supplies and financing upgrades"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}