As some parts of the world are grappling with extreme weather conditions, experts hope that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob would call on global leaders to take urgent actions on climate change at the upcoming 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Professor and Executive Director of Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, said there is a need for solidarity at this time of crisis to lead the global transformation towards a new planetary economy.

"We need global leaders to say we need to lower temperatures, we need to put fossil fuels in the ground and leave them there.

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