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Thailand suffers from poor air quality and fails to meet Sustainable Development Goals— Greenpeace
Bangkok— Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s 6-month analysis of air quality levels from 19 monitoring stations in 14 cities across Thailand show high levels of toxic air pollution, PM2.5, that exceed safety limits set by the World Health Organization— one of the requirements to meet the country's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [1]. Greenpeace is urging the Pollution…
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Cancelling Myanmar’s new coal plants could save 7,100 lives a year
Yangon, 4 May 2017 - Approximately 7,100 lives could be saved every year if Myanmar cancels its massive plan to build coal-fired power plants, and instead invest on renewable energy to meet the country’s electricity demand. This is according to a report launched today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia, EcoDev/ALARM, Myanmar Green Network, Paung Ku, EarthRights…
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HSBC Stop funding forest fires in Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur, 14 Feb 2016 -- Dissatisfied Malaysian customers today presented HSBC with a mock cheque to the value of 228,434 signatures urging the bank to “Stop Funding Forest Fires in Indonesia”. The HSBC customers were joined by activists from Greenpeace and other Malaysian civil society organizations including members of Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia…