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5 reasons why coal is on the way out
While some politicians – ahem, Trump! – are trying to prop up the fossil fuel industry, there’s been a quiet revolution happening around the world. People are ditching coal – the main…
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“Green” bond financed coal to chemical plant in China will emit millions of tons of CO2 – Greenpeace
Beijing, 17 August 2017 - On 16 August Chinese media reported that a new coal to chemical plant in Shanxi province will receive 1.5 billion RMB (USD 224 million) worth of green bonds.[1] Greenpeace East Asia calculations estimate that the new plant will release about 1.9 million tons of CO2 per year. That is equivalent…
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Cutting China’s redundant coal power capacity would provide enough water for 27 million people in water stressed areas
Beijing, 5 July 2017 - Tackling China’s coal power overcapacity problem could save enough water to meet the basic needs of 27 million people in water stressed areas, a new report from Greenpeace East Asia shows. Despite a reduction in coal consumption since 2014, coal-fired capacity in areas of high water stress continues to increase.…
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Belt and Road participants call for full implementation of Paris Agreement
Beijing, 15 May 2017 -- Participants in China’s Belt and Road initiative have called on all parties that ratified the Paris Agreement to implement it in full, as part of a communique to be released following China’s Belt and Road forum. The document comes as top aides of US President Donald Trump clash over whether…
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Sustainability should be priority for China’s Belt and Road- Greenpeace
Beijing, May 12 2017- On Sunday, 28 government leaders will meet in Beijing for the Belt and Road summit. As China embarks on its historic investment initiative, Greenpeace urges that environmental accountability be prioritized.
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Estimating Carbon Emissions from China’s Coal-to-Chemical Industry during the “13th Five-year Plan” Period
China’s coal-and-chemical industry has long been controversial for its high level of carbon emissions. In the recently released “13th Five-year Plan for Energy”, the coal-to-chemical industry was set a number of key construction regions. Meanwhile, global fossil fuel carbon emissions have seen a zero growth rate for three years in a row. The reduction in…
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CO2 emissions from China’s coal-to-chemical industry could increase by more than 400% over the 13th Five-Year Plan period
Beijing, 25 April, 2017 - China’s coal-to-chemical industry is projected to emit 409 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2020 if all projects currently under construction go into operation, according to a new report released by Greenpeace East Asia.[1] This figure amounts to more than four times the 90 million tonnes emitted by China’s coal-to-chemical…
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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…