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From flip flops to superman – 20 years of golden Greenpeace memories
In our 20 years, some amazing staff have worked with us here at Greenpeace Hong Kong for some equally amazing environmental campaigns. Some are still with us, others have moved on, but we all still feel like one family. We caught up with a few Greenpeacers – past and present– and asked them to share…
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What does the GOOD LIFE mean to you?
To celebrate the Greenpeace Hong Kong office’s 20th birthday this year we launched an important and fresh new campaign aimed at improving quality of life. It’s a new concept in the field of environmental campaigning.
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From solar kitchens to ozone-saving fridges, 7 moments from Greenpeace in 1997
We set up the Greenpeace Hong Kong office 20 years ago this year. Especially for you, we’ve chosen seven Greenpeace moments from that year. Let’s see how many battles we won (and we certainly did win battles!) and how many we are still fighting (and going to win!) with you by our side.
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For (Green)peace of mind
We've lost count of the times we've been the David to governments’ and big corporations’ Goliath. And over the years, that campaign approach has worked well, really well.
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Singles Day clothing sales produced 258,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2016: Greenpeace
Apparel sales from China’s 2016 “Singles Day” internet shopping bonanza produced 258,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions -- equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by 2.58 million trees, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows. [1]
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China has a big overfishing problem
China is catching an estimated four million tons of fish too young or small for human consumption every year, exacerbating the country’s over-fishing problem and potentially decimating fish stocks.
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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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Annual Report 2016
What makes us strong is you. You make our environmental work powerful. Here are some of the highlights from our campaigns in 2016. We hope you feel as inspired as we do.
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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