#Detox
Toxic chemical pollution is a real and deadly danger for many people in East Asia. Hundreds of millions of people here lack access to clean drinking water, while many more are drinking contaminated water. Though the factories may bring wealth, they also severely pollute China’s precious water resources. The widespread dumping of toxic chemicals and industrial wastewater has poisoned rivers and groundwater – and the people who rely on them. But together we’re challenging some of the world’s most popular clothing brands to work with their suppliers and eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals into our water.
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Greenpeace Global Review 2021: 50-Year Green Initiatives for Better Future
Pandemic and uncertainty have swept the world throughout the year 2021, yet Greenpeace has spared no seconds holding back its move in adverse conditions. Experience of this turbulent year shows…
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Shocking field investigation findings: messy brownfields scattered with high mountains of waste
Electronic waste is an elephant in the room – it occupies lands, its heavy metal pollutes the environment and loads the landfills. Though countless problems have been revealed and feature media coverage are seen from time to time, the issue persists. Why is it so? Could we do anything about it? Greenpeace decided there were…
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Greenpeace report troubleshoots China’s electric vehicles boom, highlights critical supply risks for lithium-ion batteries
Beijing, 30 October 2020 — Lithium-ion batteries decommissioned from electric vehicles (EVs)and repurposed for energy storage can meet the entire world’s energy storage needs as earlyas 2030 — when repurposed…