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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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Pushing from the grassroots up
This group of residents came together to bring solar to Shanghai’s rooftops
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Meet the self-styled ‘PV Doctor’ who brought solar to his hometown
For eight years, Luo Yufei has had a big dream: to establish solar projects in his hometown in Guangdong Province.
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A Coal Merchant and his son
How a failing family-run coal operation found new opportunities in the solar industry.
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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…