Sabah's 'scrapped' coal plant could return, warns an environmental group.
He warned that the government could still backtrack on its coal-power moratorium and reintroduce super clean coal technology after the general election.
Wong is wary of the timing of the scrapping of the coal power option by the state and federal governments.
He said the scrapping of the project had been politicised and used by certain parties to provide the Barisan Nasional (BN) government with a political milestone.
He said that from what had been unveiled, the NGOs were clearly being used as actors in a BN show, to gain political mileage in its preparation for the coming 13th general election.
Wong said that all Sabahans need to stick together when it comes to environmental issues, as its natural attraction and somewhat pristine environment is one of Sabah’s greatest assets.
“We all live in a place recognised by the world as number one in term of environment. We have responsibilities to protect it not for ourselves but for future generations as well.”
Wong said the government’s decision to scrap any bid to put up coal-fired power plant anywhere in Sabah in the interest of environmental protection was the right thing to do.
“It was people power.”
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