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Missing Brownfields: Hong Kong Brownfields Report 2021
The government identified 1,579 hectares of brownfields in its first official brownfield data in 2019. Using similar research methods, our research team identified 1,958 hectares of brownfields...
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Are the seas really rising?
Terrifying scenarios of coastal cities submerged underwater have long been seen as an impending consequence of the climate emergency.
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Sea Level Rise Poses Economic Threat to Asia Coastal Cities
The report estimates that by 2030, 15 million people across the seven cities will live in areas at risk of flooding. The analysis is one of the first of its kind to use high spatial resolution data to suggest the areas of each city that are at risk from floods.
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: An environmental education class with Dr Xoni Ma
"Everything is connected" was the first principle Dr Xoni Ma learned from his ecology study. Now a Hong Kong environmental educator, Xoni has been conveying the same message to the public. The principle also applies to how we arouse public awareness of risks in climate change.
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Electricity consumption from China’s digital sector on track to increase 289% by 2035: Greenpeace
Electricity consumption from data centers and 5G base stations in China is on track to increase by an estimated 289% between 2020 and 2035, new research shows.
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Plastic-free Business Opportunities – Stories of 5 Hong Kong Business Owners
Greenpeace initiated the #PlasticFreeNow campaign in 2018. Since then, we have been mapping out plastic-free initiatives and encouraging possible solutions to the plastic waste issue. In 2021, the “citywide plastic-free investigation team” of our Plastic-free Community has been reactivated. We believe: “With you, It is Possible”. Here we are going to share the plastic-free strategies…
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Let’s Talk about Climate Change: Prentice Koo explains why Chernobyl still matters
Let’s travel back a decade ago to April 2011. Prentice Koo (aka Muk) was Greenpeace Hong Kong’s senior campaigner back then, overseeing the Climate and Energy project. It was also in that year which he visited the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine.
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Images reveal extent of Taiwan drought
Taiwan, known for its waterfalls and lush mountains, is experiencing its worst drought in 56 years. The dry spell has persisted for 18 months, including a highly unusual summer in which zero typhoons made landfall on the island.
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7-Eleven Taiwan announces phase-out of single-use plastics, a first in Asia!
7-Eleven Taiwan has announced that it will phase out single-use plastics, the first major convenience store chain in Asia to do so. This is a big deal for Greenpeace’s plastic-free…
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7-Eleven announces single-use plastics phase-out in Taiwan, first in Asia: Greenpeace response
TAIPEI, 6 May 2021- 7-Eleven Taiwan has announced that it will phase out single-use plastics by 2050, the first major convenience store chain in Asia to do so.
