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Giant “Net-Zero Snail” in Taipei as Survey Reveals Urgency of Renewable Energy Development
Greenpeace East Asia held a press conference today in front of the Presidential Office, featuring a massive "Net-Zero Snail," to highlight the lacklustre renewable energy targets set by current presidential candidates.
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TSMC commits to 100% renewable energy by 2040: Greenpeace response
TAIPEI – Today TSMC announced that it would move forward by 10 years its target to achieve 100% renewable energy, to 2040.
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1 year after Samsung updated climate pledge, company’s emissions in South Korea have increased
SEOUL – Tomorrow, September 15, marks one year since Samsung Electronics pledged to achieve 100 percent renewable energy worldwide by 2050.
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Tea trees are susceptible to temperature change. Can they survive the climate crisis?
Tea is big business in China, and central to entire regional economies.
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China’s 2023 coal approvals grow to 50.4 GW, as coal constricts space for energy storage, climate solutions
Beijing – At least 50.4 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power was approved across China in the first six months of 2023, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows, raising…
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Redirected typhoon rains lead to deadly flooding in and around Beijing
Climate change is altering how much rain hits, but also where and how often it comes.
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China’s rich provinces kick off “green race” to cash in on climate solutions, but most remain stuck on fossil fuels: Greenpeace
An analysis of project planning by top regional economies in China found that investment in energy storage and electric vehicles is growing among Jiangsu and…
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Ancient Buddhist art in peril as extreme rainfall hits China’s Silk Road
As China initiates a nation-wide cultural heritage survey to log the state of the country’s historical artifacts, researchers say ancient Buddhist murals in Dunhuang and Zhangye, Gansu province,…
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Long distance trucking at the core of China’s e-commerce emissions: Greenpeace report
The majority of emissions in China’s ecommerce delivery industry comes from longdistance trucking, an analysis by Greenpeace East Asia shows, while current low-carbonpolicies from local governments and the industry focus…
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Greenpeace response to TSMC sustainability report release
TSMC’s renewable energy use increased just 1.2 percent in 2022, an uptick that was overshadowed by the company’s soaring electricity consumption.