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Thai Court rules on PRTR implementation to be carried out by Industry Ministry
Civil society will closely monitor measures set by the new government to address PM 2.5 issues as this threatens public health and well-being. We will call for a faster implementation, as health protection is the most urgent agenda.
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Greenpeace to ASEAN: No time to waste, act on transboundary haze
ASEAN ministers must do away with national pride issues and use the next two days to strengthen and improve the regional roadmap on Transboundary Haze to protect ASEAN citizens and hold businesses and industries accountable for fanning the flames
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Greenpeace report highlights inequity in vulnerable groups’ exposure to air pollution and access to air quality data
Air pollution is the greatest environmental risk factor for human health. The report presents examples where groups known to be particularly at risk from air pollution .
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The State of Air Quality in Malaysia
It will be important for Malaysia to revise its own standards in line with the WHO’s as any and all improvements to air quality could yield massive health and economic savings for the country.
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Air pollution responsible for 29,000 deaths across 31 Thai provinces in 2021— Greenpeace
In Bangkok, average PM2.5 concentrations exceeded the WHO’s annual mean Air Quality Guideline during every month of 2021 and were as high as nine times the WHO annual mean guideline during the worst polluted month of February, according to the Greenpeace report.
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The Burden of Air Pollution in Thailand 2021 Report
PM2.5 air pollution was behind approximately 29,000 deaths in Thailand in 2021, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data.
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Thai CSOs and local groups file a lawsuit to demand government action against PM2.5 pollution
The lawsuit was pushed after the Environmental Law Foundation (EnLaw) and Greenpeace Thailand submitted a petition letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry on January, 17. The petition demanded that those two public departments implement the Action the Plan for Driving National Agenda on “Solving the Problem of…
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Green groups file landmark complaint to Malaysian Human Rights Commission for public inquiry into haze pollution as a human rights violation
A coalition of Malaysian civil society organizations is calling for a public inquiry and investigation into the sources of both domestic and transboundary haze with the aspired aim of getting systemic solutions for overcoming haze pollution and protecting our right to clean air.
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Seven Indonesia’s State Officials Found Negligent for Jakarta Air Pollution
After two long years and eight sentencing delays, The Central Jakarta District Court ruled in favour of citizens fighting for clean air.
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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, a new report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia finds.
