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Greenpeace Urges the Formulation of a “Net-Zero Investment Act” to Address “Climateflation”.
TAIPEI, September 16, 2024 – Tomorrow is the Moon Festival, but the increasing costs are straining people’s wallets. Due to the impact of extreme weather over the past decade, food…
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Turning a New Page on Borrow and Return Cup Initiative: The 6 participating coffee shops in Sheung Wan and Why they care?
Six coffee shops joined the launch of Greenpeace's Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program in Hong Kong in July 2022. Supported by a mobile app, the Program showcases the replacement of disposable tableware with reusable ones as a feasible practice. Hongkongers are consuming 400 million takeaway disposable coffee cups daily; the reusable cup scheme…
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Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program Gives the Earth a Coffee Break
Let’s give the Earth a time out from the overwhelming plastic pollution problem. In collaboration with a local start-up, Greenpeace launched the Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program in July 2022. Reusable cup ware is introduced to the Hong Kong community through a mobile app. In the first phase, 6 coffee shops offer returnable…
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Plastic-free Simple Life Festival: Naked Shopping Across Generations
Greenpeace and loop store jointly opened a pop-up packaging-free grocery store at the Simple Life Festival, with a shared vision to promote naked shopping culture. Customers were encouraged to bring their own containers and enjoy self-help shopping at the pop-up store. The two-day Greenpeace event on June 4 to 5 attracted over 2,000 registration. Families…
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Eco-farming for sustainability: Plastic-free campaigner Leanne Tam shares her weekend farming practice
Plastic-free Campaigner Leanne Tam has joined Greenpeace for nearly a year, the time when the Hong Kong Government finally kicked off the public consultations on policies addressing single-use plastics issue after years of advocacy. Leanne has devoted her full-time work to various roles at Greenpeace, from standing front at plastic-free advocacy, scientific research, to community…
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Join us for a strong Global Ocean Treaty! Boarding our ocean protection journey with the Greenpeace Deckhand
The final round of negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty will take place from March 7 to 18 in New York. These negotiations are crucial for the fate of our oceans, and governments must show great ambition to prove they are serious about their commitments. "Dolphin" Huang Yei-Hsuan, who has been servicing on Greenpeace ships…
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Perseverance brought 3 Greenpeace projects to fruition – A look back at 2021
Perseverance is not an easy task. If 2020 was a storm, 2021 felt like clammy and suffocating weather. Thanks for being with us. Greenpeace persists in voicing out and taking actions to safeguard the environment of Hong Kong. It was a difficult but still fruitful year. Three of our campaigners in Hong Kong, Leanne, Sion…
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Who cares about COP26? 4 Young Climate Activists in Hong Kong Tell You More
Friday is the day when we are planning for weekend activities. Four teens aged from 8 to 15 however persistently spend their Fridays to spread the messages of climate crisis via their #FridaysForFuture actions. It has been 3 years since two of the teens have joined the cause. Have you ever realized you could help…
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‘Cinema for the Climate’ Greenpeace x HKFFF: 4 journeys to tackle climate change on the silver screen
This year, on the special occasion of the 50th edition of the Hong Kong French Film Festival (HKFFF) and the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace, the two collaborated to present the program ‘Cinema for the Climate’ as part of the film festival happening from 24th November to 14th December 2021.
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Low carbon tips from Greenpeace’s “Coffee Meets Climate” Days
The Climate Crisis is affecting all of us, so everyone’s efforts matter in the face of climate change. Over 300 have joined our “Coffee Meets Climate” Event at Jao Tsung-I Academy, Hong Kong early October. Thank you all for taking part in the 2-day Greenpeace’s Low-Carbon Living Festival in which we exchange our learnings to…
