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Redirected typhoon rains lead to deadly flooding in and around Beijing
Climate change is altering how much rain hits, but also where and how often it comes.
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Ancient Buddhist art in peril as extreme rainfall hits China’s Silk Road
As China initiates a nation-wide cultural heritage survey to log the state of the country’s historical artifacts, researchers say ancient Buddhist murals in Dunhuang and Zhangye, Gansu province,…
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What’s it like to podcast on climate change in China?
“Numbness doesn’t come from the amount of info available, but more from a sense of powerlessness”
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3 things concerning Toyota’s investors ahead of its Annual General Meeting
Countries worldwide are strengthening vehicle emission regulations. In the US, the IRA incentivizes EV sales, and the EPA aims for ⅔ of new cars to be electric by 2032. In Europe, a ban on new fossil fuel car sales is set for 2035. In China, homegrown EV brands like BYD are outpacing foreign automakers, with…
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Spaceship Earth: the board game where you model climate action
Rather than focusing on facts or data points, the game takes on the systematic issues behind climate change, modeling systems-based, multi-stakeholder responses to shared issues that are felt unevenly by different members of Spaceship Earth’s population.
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The Six Mindset Factors
Mindsets are difficult to describe and are not exactly tangible. They are deep, assumed, often composite and complex, subconscious thinking patterns that shape how we make sense of the world…
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Despite Beijing’s net zero pledge and BYD’s success, China’s big carmakers delay decarbonization
The majority of China’s top carmakers have no plans to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles despite public statements that echo Beijing’s net zero pledges.
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Climate and weather analyst Chris Ng supported Greenpeace’s actions and investigations
Greenpeace climate and weather analyst Chris Ng, a Hongkonger currently residing in Canada, shares with us his journey from studying meteorology to advocating environmental protection, his experience in the United Nations (UN) climate change conference, and his suggestions to Hongkongers on how to tackle climate change.
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Hong Kong Glaciologist Wilson Cheung explains 2022’s extreme weather events
A series of extreme weather events are happening around the globe, nobody is exempted. What are the reasons behind and what can we do to help? As a glaciologist, Wilson Cheung from Hong Kong is going to share with us his views on the underlying causes of this year’s extreme weather events: climate change in…
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Chongqing’s Wildfire-fighting Motocross Woman
The closer you get to the front line, the thicker the smoke. The fire gets louder and louder and you can see the ashes floating in front of you.