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As Huawei seeks to enter US market, climate commitment sorely lacking – Greenpeace
Beijing, 9 January 2018 - With Huawei expected to announce the US launch of its flagship model, the Mate 10 Pro Phone, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Greenpeace calls attention to the company's poor climate record.
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Oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil on fire off China coast – Greenpeace response
Beijing, 8 January 2018 - In response to the collision of the Sanchi oil tanker and the cargo ship CF Crystal in the East China Sea on Sunday, Greenpeace expresses concern about the safety of the 32 missing crew members.
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5 reasons why coal is on the way out
While some politicians – ahem, Trump! – are trying to prop up the fossil fuel industry, there’s been a quiet revolution happening around the world. People are ditching coal – the main…
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“Green” bond financed coal to chemical plant in China will emit millions of tons of CO2 – Greenpeace
Beijing, 17 August 2017 - On 16 August Chinese media reported that a new coal to chemical plant in Shanxi province will receive 1.5 billion RMB (USD 224 million) worth of green bonds.[1] Greenpeace East Asia calculations estimate that the new plant will release about 1.9 million tons of CO2 per year. That is equivalent…
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Pushing from the grassroots up
This group of residents came together to bring solar to Shanghai’s rooftops
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Meet the self-styled ‘PV Doctor’ who brought solar to his hometown
For eight years, Luo Yufei has had a big dream: to establish solar projects in his hometown in Guangdong Province.
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A Coal Merchant and his son
How a failing family-run coal operation found new opportunities in the solar industry.
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Cutting China’s redundant coal power capacity would provide enough water for 27 million people in water stressed areas
Beijing, 5 July 2017 - Tackling China’s coal power overcapacity problem could save enough water to meet the basic needs of 27 million people in water stressed areas, a new report from Greenpeace East Asia shows. Despite a reduction in coal consumption since 2014, coal-fired capacity in areas of high water stress continues to increase.…
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Belt and Road participants call for full implementation of Paris Agreement
Beijing, 15 May 2017 -- Participants in China’s Belt and Road initiative have called on all parties that ratified the Paris Agreement to implement it in full, as part of a communique to be released following China’s Belt and Road forum. The document comes as top aides of US President Donald Trump clash over whether…
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Sustainability should be priority for China’s Belt and Road- Greenpeace
Beijing, May 12 2017- On Sunday, 28 government leaders will meet in Beijing for the Belt and Road summit. As China embarks on its historic investment initiative, Greenpeace urges that environmental accountability be prioritized.