This was the news that woke me up last Sunday: 'United States and China agree to work together on phase down of HFCs.' Good! Finally some political action to reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions! Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are a...
The following is an excerpt from our report: Exposing the Heavy Metal Concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing. From December 3, 2012 to January 18, 2013, Beijing experienced the most severe episode of air pollution since PM2.5...
This originally appeared on Greenpeace International, May 28, 2013. One of the defining factors of the nuclear industry is its refusal to learn the lessons of the past. It's built a lousy reputation for trust and transparency and...
The Chinese coal mining industry has been hit by slowing coal consumption growth and simultaneously, a flood of cheaper imported coal. To stem the decline in profits, Chinese coal producers are pursuing a variety of strategies,...
Come on board and experience the spirit of Greenpeace's new Rainbow Warrior when she makes her first-ever journey to Hong Kong in June. The new Rainbow Warrior, built entirely from Greenpeace supporter donations, will host two open...
For residents in Beijing and many other eastern parts of China, this spring means another choking season of air pollution and a few more months of waiting for real cleanup action. Earlier in March, at a press conference of the...
2013 is proving to be a critical year in the shaping of a future electricity market for Hong Kong. While the Government will soon review the "scheme of control" agreements (SOC) with the city's two power companies, an inter-departmental...
At 10:48 am on 17 April in Beijing, Greenpeace made a bit of history: we joined the first batch of around 50 rooftop solar PV projects that connected to the grid in China. And to our surprise, we learned that our modest...
Image: One of the 16 volunteers with the sampler simulating human breathing. © Greenpeace This was originally posted on Greenpeace International on April 23, 2013. You have seen air pollution before, but not in...
China’s air pollution crisis is more evident than ever. A new research report, conducted under the World Health Organization’s Global Burden of Disease project , shows that over 1.2 million premature deaths were caused by PM2.5...
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