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3 ways we can solve the air pollution crisis
Air pollution is indeed a crisis, but it’s a crisis we can solve - and around the world, people are solving it! Here’s what that looks like.
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Fukushima and the 2020 Olympics
What does it mean to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the context of an ongoing nuclear disaster, the effects of which are still being felt by Japanese citizens?
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J-Village still contaminated – major uncertainties over decontamination and Olympic torch route
Radioactive contamination still remains in the parking lot and the nearby forests at J-Village sports complex in Fukushima prefecture, according to Greenpeace Japan’s most recent survey.
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High-level radiation hot spots found at J-Village, starting point of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay
High-level radiation hot spots have been found at the sports complex where the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relays will begin.
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South Korean-financed coal plants predicted to cause up to 151,000 deaths
South Korea is financing overseas coal-fired power plants that can emit up to 33 times more air pollution than those built in South Korea.
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Our children deserve a future without air pollution
"Using the data from this research, we can tell the government that the air we breathe is really bad, and something needs to be done quickly to fix this problem."
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The future of transport is zero-carbon
Imagine what we could do without car parks; we could build more green space, more shops, more restaurants. The choices are endless.
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These 12 car companies are setting the world on fire
In 2018 alone, Volkswagen’s carbon footprint exceeded the annual greenhouse gas emissions of Australia.
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Fukushima tragedy: The day of black snow
"I was kicked out of my hometown for doing nothing wrong. It was heartbreaking. Now, Iitate is polluted, and some of my neighbours have died."
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Japan funds toxic coal plants abroad emitting more pollution than domestic plants – Greenpeace analysis
Japan is currently the only G7 country still actively building new coal power plants at home and abroad, and is the second largest public investor in overseas coal projects among the G20 countries.