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China forecasts fourth year of stable or declining CO2 emissions, as world awaits Trump climate action – Greenpeace
Beijing, 28 February 2017 – China is forecasting a significant drop in CO2 emissions of approximately 1%, according to Greenpeace East Asia’s analysis of China’s National Energy Administration forecasts for 2017. [1] This would be the fourth year in a row of either zero growth or a decline in CO2 emissions.
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Friday Five: China’s ‘burning problem’ and coal takes another hit
zoom Saihanba Wind Farm in Inner Mongolia © Simon Lim / Greenpeace
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Despite claims of cuts, China sees steel operating capacity increase in 2016, air quality to suffer – Greenpeace
*The below report was commissioned from the steel industry consultancy Custeel E-Commerce Co., Ltd. by Greenpeace East Asia. Since publication on Monday 13 February, Custeel have raised concerns that the definition of certain terms and elements of the data collection and calculation methods and content of the report contain inaccuracies. Greenpeace East Asia and Custeel…
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Cancelling new coal plants in Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan would save 50,000 lives a year
Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 - Approximately 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a groundbreaking peer reviewed study from researchers at Harvard University and Greenpeace International.
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China raises hopes for continued climate change action at Davos – Greenpeace
17 January 2017, Davos - Chinese President Xi Jinping today addressed the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Under the theme "responsive and responsible leadership", Xi offered his view on a set of global issues including climate change, urging all parties to stick to the Paris Agreement instead of walking away from it,…
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Almost three quarters of Chinese cities yet to reach air quality national standards: Greenpeace
Beijing, 17 January, 2017 - Analysis of rates of air quality improvement from 366 cities across China shows that 270 cities, or 74%, fail to meet China’s national air quality standards. Greenpeace East Asia and the Shanghai Qingyue Environmental Protection Center [1] urge city governments across the country to ensure that timelines to meet the…
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5 Chinese “artivists” that took on China’s air pollution
With avenues of protest and online discussion strictly controlled, artists in China are finding increasingly creative ways to voice their frustration at their cities’ appalling air pollution.
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China releases its energy sector development 13th five year plan: Greenpeace response
Beijing, 5 January, 2017 - China’s National Energy Administration’s national energy sector development 13th five year plan firms up the country’s coal consumption cap and puts the country on the path of a steady energy transition. World-leading levels of investment in renewable energy will be maintained, with the country planning to invest RMB 2.5 trillion…
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460 million people in China are choking on dirty air
460 million people in China are currently choking under a cloud of smog larger than North America. China needs to speed up its renewables revolution!
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Smog engulfs area home to 460 million citizens as Northern China sees worst air pollution of 2016 – Greenpeace
Beijing, 20 December 2016 - Northern China’s 23-city air pollution red alert has become the most serious air pollution episode of the year, affecting a population equivalent to that of the US, Canada and Mexico combined. Approximately 200 million citizens across six provinces are experiencing “hazardous” levels of smog, and a further 260 million seeing…
