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Penang South Islands Low Carbon Award Courts Controversy

Samantha Ho, Regional Correspondent, Eco-Business

18-Apr-23 09:30

Penang South Islands Low Carbon Award Courts Controversy

Although the Penang South Islands (PSI) have yet to be built, the project won a Low Carbon City design award from the Malaysian Green Tech Corp in February this year, which drew flack from environmentalists and civil society groups. We speak to Samantha Ho, a regional correspondent with the sustainability news portal Eco-Business, on why the PSI project is so controversial.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  environmentcontroversies

Tags:  low carbon city awardpenang south islands projectpenang south islands reclamationgreenwashing





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