Electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has soared by more than 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024, according to new research from Greenpeace East Asia. In East Asia, the global hub for AI semiconductor production, growing electricity demand from AI chipmaking has been met primarily …
Electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has soared by more than 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024, according to new research from Greenpeace East Asia. In East Asia, the global hub for AI semiconductor production, growing electricity demand from AI chipmaking has been met primarily …
Greenpeace Southeast Asia urged Philippine-based tuna canneries to step up improvements in their systems and business practices to address issues on labor rights, sustainability, and traceable produce in the industry. The call came at the release of the latest Greenpeace canned tuna ranking report, which shows that only one out …
We are currently living through some extraordinary times, where all of us are experiencing significant changes to our everyday lives. But even in the face of such extraordinary times, we can make a conscious choice to make the most of this situation – especially for those of us privileged enough …
This report is based on a 2019 investigation conducted by Greenpeace East Asia, involving interviews with migrant fishers from three fishing vessels that were either flagged or linked to Taiwan. We found that IUU fishing and forced labour, allegedly, still continue to happen aboard Taiwanese fishing vessels operating in the …
This report reveals the cost of air pollution from fossil fuels and highlights solutions that can protect our health and benefit our communities. Air pollution generated by burning fossil fuels is attributed to approximately 4.5 million premature deaths worldwide every year, the report shows. Air pollution increases the incidence of …
Kenya has been ranked at position 86 out of 117 countries in a Global Hunger Index Report . This puts Kenya among 50 hungriest countries in the world. Responding to these developments, Greenpeace Africa’s Food Campaigner Claire Nasike has said: “It is appalling to hear that Kenya suffers from serious …
Fourth version of Airpocalypse report by Greenpeace India, has identified 231 Indian cities out of 287 with more than 52 monitoring days data in 2018 under National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), where air pollution levels exceeded the 60 µg/m3 limits for PM10 as prescribed under National Ambient Air …
“Pollution does affect health, but to create such a panicky situation and say millions of people are dying, I do not agree with that” Union minister Harsh Vardhan has discredited the recent global reports claiming over one million deaths in India due to air pollution, saying such studies are only …
Nagpur: Although the capacity of coal projects in pipeline declined by 37.4-gigawatt, three major coal-fired power plants in different parts of the country have got government nod a month before the Lok Sabha elections. The annual survey ‘Boom and Bust 2019: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline’ reveals that from …
NEW DELHI: Five out of the top 10 most-polluted cities in the world are in Delhi-NCR with Gurgaon being at the number 1 spot clocking an annual average PM2.5 reading of 135.8 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) in 2018. This has been revealed by data compiled in the IQAir AirVisual …
Use of coal increased again in 2018, raising questions about the Asian super power’s green energy transition. Coal consumption peaked in China in 2013 at 4.24 billion tonnes. Then government efforts to improve the energy structure and tackle pollution saw coal use fall between 2014 and 2016. Following a small …
The Centre's decision to allocate Rs 46,000 crores towards the rural solar scheme KUSUM, aimed to provide farmers with advanced technology to generate power, has been welcomed by environment experts who said it was essential to achieve the country's 100 GW solar target by 2022. The Cabinet Committee on Economic …
JAKARTA — Pledges by major brands to stop buying palm oil from companies known to destroy rainforests have failed to stop the clearance of a total area of forest the size of Los Angeles in just the last three years. That’s the finding from a new report by Greenpeace, which …
With a massive haze of dust enveloping Delhi and the pollution levels dropping to "severe" category, a green body has urged the Environment Ministry to speed up rolling out its National Clean Air Programme, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution. Greenpeace India said air pollution is a "silent …
NEW DELHI: Airpocalypse II, a report by environmental NGO Greenpeace India, has found that more than 47% of the population in India is still living in areas where there is no air quality monitoring. Greenpeace researchers analysed PM10 (coarse pollution particles) annual averages for 280 cities monitored by the Central …
AT NANYAWO elementary school in Hebei province, near Beijing, the temperature in early December fell below freezing, both outside and in. The teachers took to instructing the six-year-old children in the playground. At least outside it was sunny. The classrooms were unusable because the local government had dismantled the coal-fired …
PANAJI: With women at the helm (captain, first officer and second officer), Greenpeace International's campaign sail vessel Rainbow Warrior III made its maiden voyage to India, anchoring off the Aguada Bay on Monday. The 16-member crew belonging to 14 countries welcomed on board local groups fighting environmental destruction in the …
“The six cities hosting the tournament — New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Guwahati and Kolkata — share dangerous levels of air pollution that threaten the health of spectators and athletes," activists said. With temperatures dropping and air quality dipping in Delhi, environment activists have raised a red flag regarding …
Rabat – Greenpeace Mediterranean has launched Youth Solar, a project aiming to promote solar energy in Morocco through youth education. In a statement released July 31, the international environmental advocacy group said the initiative aims to create a “network of solar ambassadors” to catalyze “the deployment of decentralized solar energy …
Over 1,000 Delhi residents have shown interest in installing solar panels on their rooftops, Greenpeace India claimed today, after a month-long campaign to create awareness about it. Over 1,000 Delhi residents have shown interest in installing solar panels on their rooftops, Greenpeace India claimed today, after a month-long campaign to …
