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K'tan did not seek funds for carbon trading project
Published:  Jul 5, 2017 2:36 PM
Updated: Jul 7, 2017 1:28 AM

The Kelantan government did not ask any company to collect funds for the state's carbon trading project, said Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob.

"There are allegations on social media that the state government is illegally collecting money for the program.

"The state government stresses that it had never ordered or requested Climate Protector Sdn Bhd or any other company to collect money for the carbon trading project," he said in a statement today.

He urged those who have made such payments to lodge police reports.

Ahmad said that the state government had signed a deal with Climate Protector on Jan 9 to initiate a carbon trading program, which he described as an incentive mechanism to encourage developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas production by preserving their forests...

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