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Poisoning the Pearl

October 28, 2009

An investigation into industrial water pollution in the Pearl River Delta.

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This October, the Chinese government celebrated 60 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. While it’s been 60 years since the declaration of the PRC, Greenpeace China has only been working in the mainland a mere seven years. Even so, this organisation has fought day by day to heal China’s damaged environment and now, just seven years later, Greenpeace China’s operations in the mainland now boasts a staff of over 50, an office buzzing with enthusiastic environmentalists and all backed by your invaluable support.

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Silent Giants

October 13, 2009

An investigation into corporate environmental information disclosure in China reveals that top Chinese and overseas companies are flouting a new environmental regulation. Meanwhile industrial water pollution remains one of China's key environmental problems.

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Copenhagen Climate Summit: Greenpeace Demands

August 14, 2009

The UN climate meeting in Copenhagen must deliver a global deal for the planet's future.

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Polluting power: ranking China's power companies

July 28, 2009

China’s electricity sector is dominated by large-scale power companies.This report ranks these power companies according to their greenhouse polluting power and recommends that China's electricity sector needs to radically improve energy efficiency and boost renewable energy share to help the nation tackle climate change.

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Forest report: in the green or in the red?

February 12, 2009

This report aims to study the adequacy of environmental disclosures with regards to the current listing requirements in Hong Kong. It briefly reviews the forestry sector, related environmental issues and the main industries derived from forestry. Although many industries are related to and affected by the forestry sector such as timber, wood products, paper & pulp, construction, biofuels; this report focuses mainly on the logging and paper & pulp sectors. This report reviews the listing documents of forestry companies over recent years for environmental awareness and risks for investors, concluding with recommendations for investors and regulators to take away.

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Climate Change and Food Security in China 【summary】

October 14, 2008

Climate change has become one of the greatestchallenges faced by the human race. It affects almost all aspects of our society, including food supply. Agriculture has long been the foundation of China’s social and economic development.

With a large agricultural population and a huge pressure placed on resources, as well as a large production area that features complex topography and distinct patterns of climate, China’s farming industry is very vulnerable to climate change. Against this background, ecological agriculture therefore has its obvious advantages. It is of great importance for the sustainable development of agricultural and national security to determine the impact of climate change on agriculture and food security in the country, and to devise and implement appropriate measures to avoid these problems.

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China after the Olympics: Lessons from Beijing

July 28, 2008

In this report, Greenpeace recognizes Beijing’s increased use of energy efficiency technologies and renewable energy. Examples include the use of geothermal heating systems and the introduction of wind and solar power. Beijing has expanded its public transportation system by adding five new subway lines and raised its emission standard for new vehicles to EURO IV, one of the most stringent standards in the world. The report also identifies several missed opportunities that could have ensured a better short- and long-term legacy for the city.

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“Chinese” Genetically Engineered Rice in Foreign Patent Trap?

May 08, 2008

Currently, climate change, deficiency of water resources and decreasing farmland threatens food production in China. At the same time the change of nutritional structure and population increase have resulted in rising consumption.There are emerging concerns that China’s self sufficiency in food production may be at risk. Thus some government officials and agricultural experts have seen genetically engineered (GE) crops as a quick solution to the huge and complex food supply challenge.

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Enlightening a New Direction for Hong Kong: Metropolitan Ways to Fight Global Warming

November 26, 2007

Toyko, London and New York,like Hong Kong, are the world's top financial hubs. As such, they are in leading positions to tackle global warming regionally as well as internationally. This report provide a summary analysis of action these cities are taking to combat climate change in order to provide a road map of the key building blocks that Hong kong needs to take effective action on climate change.

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