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When the climate crisis strikes home
Covid-19 is not the only crisis we had to deal with this past winter. Huge areas of the northern hemisphere were in the grip of a brutal winter that left people without electricity, cars piled up, and homes snowed in. Texas went into an unprecedented deep freeze while record snowfalls in Japan left more than…
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People power! A milestone set to curb plastic: ParknShop announced further plastic reduction commitment
People power! A milestone set to curb plastic: ParknShop announced further plastic reduction commitment
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Greenpeace Warns of High Risk for Further Waves of New Coal Plant Approvals in China
New research from Greenpeace East Asia found that 46.1 gigawatts (GW) of new coal capacity was approved in 2020 -- more than the previous three years combined -- with 12 provinces or autonomous regions pushing through new coal plants after the central government’s Net Zero climate commitments, with about 8.1 GW approved in the fourth…
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Sandstorm spreads across East Asia, bringing orange skies and choking air pollution
On the morning of March 15, residents of Beijing awoke to their city shrouded in a suffocating orange haze, as winds carried a massive sandstorm thousands of kilometers from Mongolia.…
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10 years in Fukushima, What changes have we made?
Foreword: A lot could have been done in 10 years, and so do the changes we the Greenpeace have made in Fukushima. Compared to the lasting impacts of the nuclear…
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With such beauty how can we not feel hope?
Satellite images taken from space show that we are living on a most marvelous planet -- filled with breath-taking wonders and inspiring nature. It’s time to briefly stop and take a good look at what we have to appreciate how crucial it is that we tackle the climate emergency. Honestly, in the face of such…
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Remembering Fukushima: We cannot do it alone
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on March 11 (also called 3-11). We invited three campaigners from our Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo offices…
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10 Hongkongers who are defending Lantau with all their might
In the latest policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam stated the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project “should not be subject to further delay”. Legco’s finance committee has already passed an HKD550…
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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…
