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Civil society calls for ban on data centres near residential areas
Malaysia is increasingly becoming a hub for data centres. By 2035, data centres are expected to comprise one-thirds of Malaysia’s total energy consumption, accounting for 73,274 GWh annually.
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Understanding the Climate Debt of Extreme Wealth
A very small group of ultra-wealthy individuals is associated with disproportionate costs of climate harm, driven alarmingly by their ownership of and investments in high-emitting activities alongside their carbon-intensive lifestyles, a new Greenpeace Africa report revealed.
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World’s richest 0.01% estimated to have nearly US$1 trillion in annual climate debt
A very small group of ultra-wealthy individuals is associated with disproportionate climate harm, driven alarmingly by their ownership of and investments in high-emitting activities alongside their carbon-intensive lifestyles, a Greenpeace Africa report revealed today.
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ASEAN leaders cannot claim climate leadership while silencing peaceful protest
While ASEAN leaders spoke of sustainability and regional resilience at opening day of the summit, peaceful Greenpeace activists outside the venue calling for solutions and urgent action were taken into police custody.
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Putra Heights: One year on
On 1 April 2025, an explosion and fire occurred along the Peninsular Gas Utilisation (PGU) Phase II high-pressure gas pipeline in Putra Heights, Selangor. However, one year after the disaster, unanswered questions remain.
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Statement on Perak River Turning Blue and Suspended Mining Operations
Greenpeace Malaysia is deeply concerned about the Perak River turning bright blue and the subsequent suspension of mining operations by mining companies
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Digging deep into the latest developments on Lynas and the state of the rare earth industry in Malaysia
Greenpeace Malaysia and Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) expressed deep concern over the Malaysian government’s continued leniency toward Lynas and questioned the scientific and regulatory basis for the possible renewal of its Full Operating Stage Licence (FOSL) in March 2026.
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ASEAN’s Environmental Rights Declaration: Historic words, courageous action needed
ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment at the 2025 summit. However the declaration remains weak and largely aspirational, relying on vague language without setting clear commitments, timelines, or accountability mechanisms.
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Greenpeace launches The ASEAN Haze Trauma report
Greenpeace Malaysia and Greenpeace Indonesia today jointly launched The ASEAN Haze Trauma, exposing that an estimated 1.16 to 2.13 million hectares of land were burned in 2023.…
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The ASEAN Haze Trauma
The haze disaster: Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, thrice is a pattern.