The Sarawak state assembly unanimously passed the Environment (Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emission) Bill 2023, making it the first state to pass such a law in the country.

The bill came as the state government's initiative to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, said State Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and Federal-State Relations) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.