Ecowatch: How people are saving the world


Solar power is reaching into remote areas in Malaysia. This is the installation of solar panels on a house in Kg Mindahuon Lama, Sabah, earlier this month. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

As Planetary Health Matters columnist Dr Jemilah Mahmood writes in this month's Ecowatch, the planet is at a tipping point, in danger of falling into an unstoppable climate crisis. The good thing is, all of us taking small green steps together can make a difference. How much of a difference? This much: 

 

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