UEA International Student Ambassadors

Hi everyone. I thought I’d do a short post on some of my scattered thoughts on the climate change situation and how it’s panning out in my home country, Malaysia. Therefore, most of this will be relevant to the current situation there, but even if you’re from another country, it may still be worth a read, as I suspect many of the things, I bring up are relevant in many developing countries across the world. We now exist in what has been deemed a time of climate crisis. The vast majority of people around the world, Malaysia included, are aware that climate change is real and that we have to do something about it to ensure the survival of our species. As some of you may already know, I’m about to enter my third year of study in Energy Engineering at UEA. Over my summer break, I have had the opportunity to take up a two-month internship at a local engineering firm back home in Malaysia. During this time, I have had the chance to meet many engineers from different companies, as ...