Articles as below:
The crude oil price has been skyrocketing recently. Everyone suffer for that except those oil fortunes market speculators to seize upon this opportunity to earn more profit. Even our beloved Malaysia Government had to announce restructure of the oil subsidies to overcome this problem. But I would like to ask is there any better solution to all of us? Are we just waiting and do nothing? Are the leaders taking any responsibility rather than saying OPEC should be responsible to control the oil market? Anything related to our country policy to make the situation worsening?
Just because the short sighted of our leaders, not thinking carefully about the possible effects and what happen in the future, when the oil crisis strikes the world, Malaysia straight away caught into trouble. Then they told you that government need to use the money prudently and can’t subsidize the petrol like those days anymore. Perhaps, government will bankrupt and no money to be allocated for development. But when they using the money which mainly contributed by our country petroleum industry, did they study properly and think carefully before begin any project? Look at our City, congested with private vehicles and inconvenient public transport, our government doesn’t show the will to make a better transportation system. What they did is encourage more and more national cars appear on the road, more and more privatization highways mushrooming in the city. This all related to the energy demand. The government said they are concerned about the energy sustainability but no concrete action has been taken.
Now they felt the pain. They start consider other energy resources. (Renewable or non renewable) Malaysia government suddenly becomes brilliant and concern about sustainability. A lot of ideas appeared such as nuclear energy, national hybrid car (suddenly invented), solar energy and etc. As we all know, Malaysia is locate near the equator. We are so lucky that Malaysia has enjoys many sunny days throughout the year. We have abundant solar energy resource but we don’t appreciate that. Like typical human being, we prefer the easier way and we choose to dig out the fossil oil from the deep sea bed. Of course the leaders won’t know what sustainable development is, they just focus on exploring more and more oil fields.
As a conclusion, instead of continuing subsidize the petrol, we must seriously think about others energy resources. The best solution will be the adoption of solar energy use with serious concern and determined effort. This sustainable solar energy policy definitely will go a long way in addressing the country’s energy future.
Low Kian Yung
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