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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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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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Fukushima continued: Nuclear power is not a climate crisis solution
Tokyo, Japan – Greenpeace Japan released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident.Sam Annesley, Executive Director…
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China’s car industry set to overshoot Net-Zero emissions pathway: Greenpeace
New research from Greenpeace East Asia calculated emissions pathways for China’s car industry, which is on track to peak carbon emissions in 2027 but plateau…
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Beijing Olympic Committee releases sustainability report
13 January, 2022, BEIJING – The Beijing Winter Olympics Committee released a “Beijing Winter Olympics Sustainability Development Report (pre-game report),” presenting the current state of sustainable development work surrounding the…