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Japan announces date for Fukushima radioactive water release
Greenpeace Japan criticises the Japanese government’s announcement of the start date for radioactive water discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station into the Pacific Ocean.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. The simultaneous premieres of two Hollywood blockbusters by two cult directors: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, a pink fantasy comedy and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, a sombre and psychedelic drama.
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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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Real Solutions, NOT Carbon Offsets
Net-Zero is not Zero. Carbon offsetting is the opposite of proven concrete actions to reduce emissions and a dangerous game to play, it’s a licence to keep polluting.
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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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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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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.