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Satellite images reveal global air pollution rebound 1 year after first Covid-19 lockdowns
Levels of toxic NO2 air pollution have rebounded in cities around the world one year after initial Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect.
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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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All Eyes on MAYBANK to Phase Out Coal Power Financing
Maybank Group continues to invest in coal power despite recognising the “environmental impact associated with coal-fired power generation” as stated in Maybank’s 2019 Sustainability Report.
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Segera Tarik Balik Cadangan Penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara
Gabungan Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) medesak penarikan semula cadangan untuk penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara dengan segera.
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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.
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Rakyat telah bersuara: Jangan Sentuh Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara
We, representatives from various civil-society organisations, are writing to raise serious concerns related to the proposed development and de-gazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve.
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An area eight times the size of Bali has burned in Indonesia in the last five years, new Greenpeace report shows
Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s new report ‘Burning Issues: Five Years of Fire’ reveals that 4.4 million hectares of land in Indonesia – an area 8 times the size of Bali – have burned between 2015-2019.
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Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) De-gazettement
We, representatives from various civil-society organisations, are writing to raise serious concerns related to the proposed development and de-gazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve.
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Major ad campaign targets Malaysian banks over coal
CIMB Bank is the target of an international climate campaign to highlight the disparity between the bank’s clean energy rhetoric and its continued funding of coal power.
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Covid-19 stimulus is a key chance to invest in power sector and create solar jobs
Weak policy support for renewable energy blocks energy development in Malaysia and disincentivises foreign investment in Malaysia’s energy sector, despite Malaysia having perhaps the highest technical capability in the region, a Southeast Asia power sector scorecard report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia shows.
