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Saying no to pollution – Inspiring actions in the people’s fight for clean air
Air pollution affects everyone across the globe and is one of the biggest environmental risks for premature death, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Artists create an artwork made from photos of blue skies to demand clean air
Malaysian art duo co2_karbondioksida turns photographs of blue skies all over the work into an artwork to highlight issues with air pollution.
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Malaysia needs both Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan
The effects of climate change are causing significant economic losses for Malaysia, undermining infrastructure and development efforts and impacting livelihoods. A National Adaptation Plan alone is insufficient. Malaysia needs both a Mitigation and Adaptation Plan against climate change.
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NGOs urge all state governments to follow Selangor’s example and stop plastic waste imports
Selangor’s Exco for State Tourism and Environment, YB Hee Loy Sian announced on 19 May 2022 five new policies in regard to the operation of plastic waste recycling factories in…
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5 things you need know about the new IPCC WG2 report
The world’s leading climate scientists just released their latest massive assessment on the impacts of climate change and how and to what extent those impacts can be adapted to.
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Plastic Free July for a #BetterNormal
The way we buy things has changed with the pandemic, and with it the increase of throwaway plastic. Find out why these two are connected.
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Plastic Free July: 5 tips to save money and our environment!
Think outside the box on ways we can save money and reduce plastic waste at the same time.
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Maybank committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, a decade later than the world needs.
Maybank is the second bank in Malaysia to no longer finance new coal activities, even though they have not been as ambitious as their rival, CIMB, which last year committed to phase out coal from its portfolio by 2040.
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The biggest little whales.
When we talk about whales, a lot of the words that come to mind describe how big they are: ‘enormous’, ‘huge’, ‘giant’, ‘largest-ever’, ‘leviathans’. We measure them by double-decker bus,…
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CIMB exits coal finance. All eyes turn to Maybank and RHB
Environmental groups welcomed an announcement from Malaysia’s CIMBs coal sector guide, a first in Southeast Asia and heaps pressure on other banks in the region to follow suit.