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Let’s Talk about Climate Change: Wilson Cheung on the front line of glacier research
Arctica and Antarctica are like second homes to Hong Kong polar explorer and researcher Wilson Cheung. There is a lot to share from his decade-long career from the heart of…
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It’s chilly in here: how the polar vortex is causing temperatures to plummet and what we can do about it
Record-breaking frosty temperatures, ice and heavy snowfalls have gripped huge areas of the Northern Hemisphere this winter. For example, cities in East Asia such as Beijing and Seoul shivered in…
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Let’s Talk about Climate Change: Billy Lam shines the light on solar energy for everyone
Everyone knows that renewable energy is one of the key solutions to tackling the climate crisis, but have you ever thought about actually incorporating it into your life? Billy Lam…
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Triumphs and trials: a look back at Greenpeace in Hong Kong, 2020
2020 was a year of triumphs and trials. The Covid crisis prompted us to reflect on and cherish all what we have achieved. It also made us accept a new…
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Partnership for the planet: Greenpeace East Asia & Greenpeace Japan join forces
If the Covid crisis has taught us anything, it’s taught us that we are stronger together. That’s why Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) and Greenpeace Japan (GPJ) will be joining forces, while keeping their original legal statuses, on 1 January 2021. Our common location and common purpose add up to a synergy that can focus our…
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Greenpeace Report Finds Carbon Border Tax From Major Export Countries Likely To Incur a Levy of US$530 million Per Year
January 13, 2021 (Seoul) – A new report released by EY Korea and commissioned by Greenpeace Seoul suggests that if Korea’s response to the climate crisis is delayed, the competitiveness…
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Investment trends: making the case for SE Asian renewables
Greenpeace has done the math and worked out that there’s a USD205 billion opportunity for renewables in SE Asia over the next 10 years. With recent climate pledges from the three big East Asian nations -- China, Japan and Korea -- to go carbon neutral in the next 40 to 50 years, should be just…
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Why is this global auto company lagging to stop the worst of climate change?
Hyundai Motor Company(HMC), the fifth largest car maker in the world, has been one of Greenpeace Korea’s key campaign targets, and for past few years, we have been advocating for…
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5 reasons why we must take immediate climate action in East Asia
In 2020, the whole world struggled with the enormous challenges and tragedies of the pandemic. New vaccines hold the promise of recovery from the Covid emergency, but the climate emergency…
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Biodegradables will not solve China’s plastics crisis: Greenpeace
BEIJING, 17 December 2020 - Increased production of biodegradable plastics will not solve China’s plastics pollution crisis, a new report from Greenpeace East Asia shows. If the rush to produce biodegradable plastics continues, China’s e-commerce industry is on track to generate an estimated 5 million tonnes of biodegradable plastic waste per year by 2025 [1],…
