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How Brazil’s largest slaughterhouses fanned the ‘Day of fire’ in the 2019 Amazon burning season
Many of the ranchers who set fire to the Amazon in the coordinated action of last year’s fires already had a history of environmental crimes and remain unpunished.
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Greenpeace report troubleshoots China’s electric vehicles boom, highlights critical supply risks for lithium-ion batteries
Beijing, 30 October 2020 — Lithium-ion batteries decommissioned from electric vehicles (EVs)and repurposed for energy storage can meet the entire world’s energy storage needs as earlyas 2030 — when repurposed…
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Behind the scene: Paragliding action to “Save Our Lantau”
Two volunteer paragliders, bearing the message of ‘Save Our Lantau’, were flying above the beautiful nature of Lantau on 30th September. This is an action to showcase the strong will…
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How Hong Kong links to Amazon deforestation and what we can help
We protect forests as our source of ecology, maintain our climate and protect the Earth we call home. Among these forests, the Amazon is the earth’s vital ecosystem and carbon…
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What is coral? What are the causes, impacts, and solutions of coral bleaching?
Taiwan is home to a diversified coral ecology that is rarely seen in other subtropical areas around the world. However, as the climate is getting hotter and breaking historical records,…
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Let’s talk about Climate Change: Hong Kong Scientist Amos Tai urges the teens: keep the passion going!
Scientists have a unique role in tackling the climate crisis. This month we have Professor Amos Tai, associate professor of Earth System Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong,…
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China announces enhanced climate commitments: Greenpeace response
Beijing, 23 September 2020 – In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, China’s President Xi Jinping pledged that China will peak its CO2 emissions before 2030…
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‘Analysis of Lantau Tomorrow’s Impact on Hong Kong Public Finance’ Report
Greenpeace jointly published the ‘Analysis of Lantau Tomorrow's Impact on Hong Kong Public Finance’ report with Prof. Andy Kwan Cheuk-chiu, former associate economics professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and director of ACE Centre for Business and Economic Research. The report finds that Hong Kong’s public finance is facing multiple crises such as…
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【#TuesPlasticFree Challenge】Join us to walk the talk!
As the COVID-19 threat prevails, the surge of plastic pollution from disposable masks seems inevitable. Together with the countless single-used plastics from supermarket packaging, the world is no doubt pushing…
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Let’s talk about climate change: Teen climate activist Lance Lau’s green daily
11-year-old Hong Kong teenager Lance Lau cares about the impact of climate crisis and has been proactive in taking action to raise public awareness. Greenpeace has interviewed Lance last month…
