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China's push for a renewable energy future

Feature story | 7 April, 2004 at 2:00

Take a minute to consider the following. What if the world's most populous nation had the necessity-driven willpower to develop the massive uptake of renewable energy like wind and solar power to offset the catastrophic effects of climate change...

Solar Generation 2010

Publication | 27 October, 2010 at 15:30

Solar photovoltaic could account for 5% of global power demand by 2020, and up to 9% by 2030, according to this global solar photovoltaic outlook by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Greenpeace International.

Greenpeace statement on the REN21 Global Status Report on Renewable Energy, 2016

Press release | 1 June, 2016 at 13:43

Amsterdam, 1 June 2016 - Responding to the REN21 report which takes a global looks at the renewable energy sector, Greenpeace International global energy strategist, Emily Rochon said:

European coal pollution limits worse than China – is that the best we can do?

Blog entry by Lawrence Carter | 12 March, 2015 1 comment

New rules that were supposed to help tackle deadly air pollution in Europe could result in weaker rules than are currently in place in China ( notorious for its poor air quality), a Greenpeace investigation has revealed. The new...

'Greenpeace Energy': 15 years of clean power

Blog entry by Andrew Kerr | 6 November, 2014

A notable anniversary passed us by last week while our focus was on the UN climate panel finalising its latest assessment of climate change and highlighting how clean energy can get the world out of this mess. Germany's first and...

We want Renewable energy for all. Stand with us or step aside.

Blog entry by Aida Vila Rovira | 6 June, 2014 1 comment

Today, in the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, where a new meeting of United Nations climate change convention is taking place, the delegates are starting to hustle. Between nine and ten AM they all ran into the building to hear the speeches of...

The real driver behind China’s push to curb coal consumption

Blog entry by Iris Cheng | 20 December, 2012

Can you imagine wearing an industrial filter mask for the next 20 years, every time you walk out the door to protect you from air pollution? This is effectively what is needed if you live in one of many mega cities in China, where...

When the risks are so high, what would you do?

Blog entry by Daul Jang | 21 October, 2015 3 comments

Five Greenpeace activists last week entered the security zone of what will soon be the world's biggest nuclear power plant - the Kori nuclear power plant (NPP) near Busan in South Korea. Arriving via a black inflatable boat, they...

President Bush nukes Washington Renewable Energy Conference

Press release | 5 March, 2008 at 22:07

In his keynote address at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference today, President Bush failed again to make any meaningful commitments to reduce the United States’ global warming emissions. Instead, he took the opportunity to...

Answer to China's Energy future is Blowing in the Wind

Press release | 15 May, 2004 at 2:00

The Chinese version of the "Wind Force 12" report was launched today at a press conference in Beijing. The report, together with next week's drafting of China's Renewable Energy Promotion Law, demonstrates both the huge potential for wind energy...

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