Posts by Greenpeace East Asia
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China’s car industry set to overshoot Net-Zero emissions pathway: GreenpeaceJanuary 18, 2022New research from Greenpeace East Asia calculated emissions pathways for China’s car industry, which is on track to peak carbon emissions in 2027 but plateau…
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Beijing Olympic Committee releases sustainability reportJanuary 13, 202213 January, 2022, BEIJING – The Beijing Winter Olympics Committee released a “Beijing Winter Olympics Sustainability Development Report (pre-game report),” presenting the current state of sustainable development work surrounding the…
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JD.com falls behind Alibaba in Greenpeace’s China e-commerce ranking, while Pinduoduo sits in last placeJanuary 6, 2022BEIJING, 6 January, 2021 – Analyzing climate change-related policies and actions from Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, Suning.com, NetEase, and Xiaomi, Greenpeace East Asia’s latest ranking of China’s e-commerce companies showed…
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Alibaba pledges carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030: Greenpeace responseDecember 20, 2021Alibaba’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang announced that the tech giant plans to become carbon neutral in its operations by 2030.
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Greenpeace calls for clear renewable energy targets in China’s overseas investment and aidDecember 14, 2021In Belt and Road countries, China’s public finance institutions could develop as much as 679.69 gigawatts (GW) of solar power and 26.55 GW of wind power by 2030, effectively cutting…
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3 crucial things Toyota and the rest of the car industry must do for the climate nowNovember 3, 2021The world’s top selling automakers are failing spectacularly to help save the climate. One of the biggest disappointments was Toyota. In a just-released report, Greenpeace East Asia looked at the…
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Toyota ranked worst among global carmakers for decarbonisation: Greenpeace reportNovember 3, 2021
New research from Greenpeace East Asia analyzed the world's top 10 automakers’ decarbonisation efforts, ranking Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Renault, Stellantis, Toyota, and Volkswagen. None of the…
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How the climate crisis is making typhoons worseOctober 29, 2021While typhoons, or as they are more generally called, tropical cyclones, are natural weather events, and people have been preparing and protecting themselves for centuries against their worst effects, climate…
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The 5 biggest typhoons to batter East Asia in recent historyOctober 29, 2021Question: What’s the difference between a typhoon, a hurricane, and a cyclone?
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In 2020, China’s “new infrastructure” emitted 7.24% less carbon than traditional infrastructure: GreenpeaceSeptember 29, 2021A new report from Greenpeace East Asia calculated emissions across China’s “new infrastructure” industries -- ranging from 5G, AI, and data infrastructure to electric vehicles, ultra-high voltage (UHV) power lines,…