Air pollution is a severe problem – one that has serious impacts on our health and our economy. Toxic air pollution particles lodge themselves deep in our lungs and enter our bloodstreams – with serious health effects. Greenpeace East Asia investigates, reports and takes action on the urgent issue of air pollution in China, by campaigning against China’s biggest cause of air pollution- coal.
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South Korea’s Coal Phase-Out Pledge: Climate Leadership Requires 2030 Exit and End to Overseas Coal
Greenpeace welcomed South Korea’s decision to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance at COP30. However, the organization emphasizes that genuine climate leadership requires advancing the coal phase-out to 2030.
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Citizens, NGOs Sue to Halt Construction of LNG Plants near Seoul over Flawed Approval Process
The GyeongGi Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, Greenpeace East Asia, and 450 citizen plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), seeking to revoke the government’s April approval of six LNG power plants in the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex.
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Akio Toyoda Reappointed Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation: Greenpeace response
TOKYO – At the Toyota Motor Corporation General Shareholders’ Meeting held today, Mr. Akio Toyoda was reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In response, Mariko Shiohata, Climate Change…