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Forest Fires Haze: New Greenpeace report reveals alarming health impacts and links to severity of COVID-19
Governments in Southeast Asia have massively downplayed the health impacts of Indonesia’s forest and peatland fires according to a new report released today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
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Burning Up: Health Impact of Indonesia’s Forest Fires and Implications for the Covid-19 Pandemic
As Indonesia braces for the 2020 forest fire season, a timely review of data of the effect on smoke-affected communities shows consecutive governments have been consistently and massively underestimating the impact on human health.
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Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels
This report reveals the cost of air pollution from fossil fuels and highlights solutions that can protect our health and benefit our communities.
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Air pollution from fossil fuels costs the world US$8 billion every day
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs the world US$8 billion every day.
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Major consumer brands linked to massive CO2 emissions from Indonesia forest fires
Jakarta, Indonesia – Some of the world’s best known brands are fuelling climate change by sourcing palm oil and wood pulp linked to Indonesian forest fires.
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The RSPO dodges responsibility for its members’ role in Indonesia’s fires crisis
In response to these new figures, the RSPO has repeated previous claims that RSPO concessions account for a much lower percentage of hotspots – just 0.4% – over a ‘snapshot’ period of 10–16 September.
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There is no smoke without fire
“Ada asap berarti ada api” is an Indonesian saying which means, “there is no effect without a cause”.
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Burning down the House: How Unilever and other global brands continue to fuel Indonesia’s fires
Leading consumer goods companies Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), as well as top palm oil traders including Wilmar, are purchasing palm oil from producers linked to scores of fires in Indonesia.
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Top consumer companies’ palm oil sustainability claims go up in flames
Consumer goods companies Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), and top palm oil traders including Wilmar are buying palm oil from producers linked to thousands of fire hotspots in Indonesia this year.
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A haze-free ASEAN by 2020 – are we there yet?
“A haze-free ASEAN by 2020 – are we there yet?” Southeast Asia Transboundary Haze 2019 This year, the plummeting air quality in Southeast Asia, caused by forest fires in…