{"id":54341,"date":"2024-06-26T23:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?page_id=54341"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:37:50","slug":"air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/our-work\/air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Air Pollution<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Clean air is a right, not a privilege. Air pollution threatens our health and environment. And, we are defending our right to breathe clean air, one action at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the country, millions inhale toxic air every single day. Haze from forest fires, industrial emissions, and outdated regulations are quietly eroding our health, our economy, and our future.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What We’re Facing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of our environmental laws and policies are severely outdated. As the climate crisis grows and its impacts of extreme weather and devastating disasters escalate, we\u2019re not just facing pollution. We\u2019re facing systemic failure. Outdated laws. Weak enforcement. Polluters acting without consequence. This isn\u2019t just bad for the planet \u2014 it\u2019s a direct attack on our health, safety, and basic rights. Clean air is not a luxury. It\u2019s a non-negotiable right to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A silent public health crisis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

32,000 lives are lost every year in Malaysia due to air pollution. Deaths that are entirely preventable. (Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The cost of inaction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Air pollution costs Malaysia an estimated RM303 billion annually, about 20% of our GDP. (Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re all breathing it in<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

99% of people in Malaysia are exposed to unhealthy air, every single day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What We’re Building Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We imagine a Malaysia where clean air is a given, not a gamble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture this: stepping outside and breathing deeply, without hesitation. The haze is gone. The sky is blue. You feel safe. Alive. In this future, clean air isn\u2019t a privilege. It\u2019s a guarantee. Protected and shared by all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No more “haze is back”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seasons pass without smoke. We wake up to blue skies, day after day, year after year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Forests aren’t burned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lush, living forests thrive protected by people, policy, and purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Polluters are held accountable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Those who harm our air face real consequences and cleaner ways forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fresh air, everywhere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every breath, from city streets to quiet villages, is safe, clean, and shared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Work for Clean Air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re working alongside communities to protect our right to clean air through campaigns, creative activism, and collective action that address pollution at its source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASEAN Malaysia 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We’re working to ensure Malaysia leads in shaping ASEAN’s commitment to transboundary air pollution solutions, from policy alignment to public pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clean Air for All Campaign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, this campaign has rallied people across Malaysia to demand a Clean Air Act, pushing for stronger laws, real enforcement, and transparency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How You Can Help Us<\/h2>\n\n \n

Together we can take on the world’s worst polluters and solve its biggest problems.<\/p>\n\n \n