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China’s air pollution problem is heading west
The data is in, and at first glance it looks like good news. China’s air quality has improved overall, but much of its less developed middle and western cities have seen marked increases in PM2.5 levels.
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As eastern China’s air quality improves rapidly, 69 cities in central and western China see air quality deteriorating – Greenpeace
Beijing, 20 April, 2016 – Greenpeace East Asia’s city rankings for the first quarter of 2016 show significant improvements in average air quality in 362 cities across the country. The improvements are particularly rapid in eastern China’s three ‘key regions’. [1] However, air quality in more than 85% of cities failed to meet national standards.…
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Pollution linked to cases of cancer in Changzhou middle school – Greenpeace response
Beijing, 18 March, 2016 – The news that nearly 500 pupils in Changzhou Foreign Languages School have fallen ill, some diagnosed with cancer, most likely due to extremely high levels of groundwater and soil pollution in the school’s vicinity, is yet another reminder of the seriousness of China’s hazardous chemical pollution. Moreover, the fact that…
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More than 80% of shallow groundwater wells in China unfit for human use, Greenpeace reaction
Beijing, 12 April, 2016 – Yesterday's announcement from China’s Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) that more than 80% of tested shallow groundwater wells in China are polluted and unfit for human use is another stark warning of the extent of groundwater pollution in China.
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How coal is sucking the life out of the Kuye River Basin
The Kuye River Basin in Northern China is already suffering from severe water stress. So why is the development of water-intensive coal power continuing to be permitted there?
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Clean Air Action Plan: The Way Forward
Greenpeace analysis of satellite-based particulate matter measurements over the past decade shows that China’s systematic efforts to combat air pollution have achieved an impressive improvement in average air quality in the country in the past few years – although pollution levels remain alarmingly high. In contrast, air pollution levels in India, and in particular North…
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China releases Tianjin report, but questions are left unanswered
Just two days before the lunar new year, China’s largest holiday, the Chinese government finally released its investigative report into the causes of the Tianjin blasts which rocked the Binhai…
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Greenpeace reaction to the State Council investigation report on the Tianjin Blasts
Beijing, February 6, 2016 - Following the release of the official Tianjin blast investigation report, Greenpeace urges the government to systematically review and reform the chemicals management system in China.
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ChinaChem to takeover Syngenta – Greenpeace statement
Beijing, 4 February 2016 - On the announcement of ChemChina to takeover the pesticide and seed company Syngenta, Philippe Schenkel, Ecological Farming Campaigner at Greenpeace Switzerland, said:
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Friday Five: Coal in Decline, 2015 City Rankings and Pigs
Friday round-up highlighting the news and commentary of the week: Air pollution in China abates, but winter a problem: Greenpeace [Reuters] Greenpeace China released its final city rankings for 2015,…
