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ByteDance (owner of TikTok) among lowest scoring companies in new Greenpeace China tech ranking
ByteDance, which owns video sharing app TikTok and recently began to offer cloud services, ranked third from last in Greenpeace East Asia’s 2022 climate ranking of…
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Greenpeace billboard calls on President Yoon to ban gas, diesel vehicles as promised
This morning activists from Greenpeace’s Seoul office installed a 4.5 x 4.5 meter LED billboard in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, , which calls on President Yoon Suk-Yeol to ban the sale of new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035, as he pledged during his campaign for office.
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Japan pushes for removal of zero-emissions vehicle target from G7 statement: Greenpeace response
June 28 – Japan has advocated for the removal of a zero-emissions vehicle target from a G7 statement, according to a Reuters article published yesterday.
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‘We must phase out fossil fuel vehicles’: Auto workers speak up about climate justice
A major transformation is underway within the auto sector as fossil fuel cars are phased out in favor of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
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Greenpeace activists demand faster EV transition at Toyota AGM
Greenpeace Japan activists displayed a banner in front of Toyota Motor Corporation’s Annual General Meeting that called on the company to stop producing fossil fuel cars and protect the climate.
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Sony updates carbon neutrality target: Greenpeace response
Today Sony Group Corporation (Sony) announced that it would accelerate its deadline to achieve carbon neutrality by 10 years.
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BYD announces halt to fossil fuel vehicle production: Greenpeace response
Earlier this month Chinese carmaker BYD announced it had stopped manufacturing full combustion engine vehicles and that the company would focus exclusively on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids going forward.
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82% of Korean auto workers favor ban on new ICE vehicles by 2035: Greenpeace and KMWU survey
More than 80% of Korean auto industry workers favor a ban on the manufacture of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, according to a survey published by Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) Seoul office in cooperation with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU).
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JD.com falls behind Alibaba in Greenpeace’s China e-commerce ranking, while Pinduoduo sits in last place
BEIJING, 6 January, 2021 – Analyzing climate change-related policies and actions from Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, Suning.com, NetEase, and Xiaomi, Greenpeace East Asia’s latest ranking of China’s e-commerce companies showed…
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Samsung’s ‘together for tomorrow’ CES keynote fails to mention reliance on coal
"If Samsung truly wants to ‘put sustainability at the heart of everything’ it does, it needs to create a production system that relies on 100% renewable energy, not a tiny TV remote control with a solar panel on it."
