20/05/2026
On 5 March, C4 Center launched the report, "Malaysia’s Steel Industry & Climate Commitments: Governance, Gaps, and Pathways", which highlighted the need for Malaysia to address the loopholes in the governance of the iron and steel industry, as the hard-to-abate sector has a high risk of hindering Malaysia from achieving its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets, eventually contributing to the climate crisis if business-as-usual continues.
The programme opened with welcoming remarks by Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of C4 Center, followed by an opening address from YB Tuan Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES), highlighting the need to have a meaningful Climate Change Act (CCA). Professor Emeritus Edmund Terence Gomez, Chairman of C4 Center, delivered the keynote presentation, setting the context for discussions on governance, industrial policy, and climate accountability.
Co-authored and presented by Nabila Zulkeflee, Environmental Governance Research Officer at C4 Center, and Pushpan Murugiah, the report exposes critical vulnerabilities within the industry, including fragmented emissions governance, inadequate disclosure requirements, and the potential for political interference and foreign dominance using high-emission technologies that undermine local environmental oversight.
To drive the conversation forward, the event also featured a panel discussion moderated by Arief Hamizan, Head of Research and Policy Advocacy at C4 Center, with panellists Dato’ Sri Tai Hean Leng, President of the Association of Malaysian-Owned Steel Enterprises (AMOSE), Hilary Kung, Senior Researcher at Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), and Ts. Dr. Nurul Muiz Murad, CEO of the Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI). Together, they underscored that true climate accountability requires dismantling structural weaknesses to ensure a just, transparent, and climate-resilient industrial transition.
