Critical theme: China pollution, social media and politics
On March 31, 2015, the International Institute for Environment and Development screened Under the Dome, a powerful documentary about pollution in China, at its latest critical theme. Following the film, Sam Geall, executive editor of environmental magazine chinadialgoue.net, led a discussion
Welcome to coverage of our latest #criticaltheme, this week focused on #China & #pollution --> http://www.iied.org/critical-theme-china-pollution-social-media-politics … pic.twitter.com/Yfu7dIQBuI
Here, assembled guests wait to watch Under the Dome at IIED's London HQ #China #pollution pic.twitter.com/LJekfTxJuf
During an introduction, IIED researcher Lila Buckley ( http://www.iied.org/users/lila-buckley …) refers to the 'airpocalypse' in #China in 2013 #pollution- WATCH: Watch the first part of #Under the Dome here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhIZ50HKIp0 … #China #pollution
Documentary maker Chai Jing explains how she learned her daughter had a benign tumour #China #pollution pic.twitter.com/tb7BsTEb66- We're not going to watch all of Under the Dome in this #criticaltheme, but you can see the whole film in 8 parts --> https://www.youtube.com/user/DrPoopish/videos …
- In January 2013, during the 'airpocalypse', the number o emergency calls in 27 cities across #China showed exponential increases #pollution
An image of the sky over Beijing provided by NASA in 2010. It was similar in 2004, but called 'fog' #China #pollution pic.twitter.com/d4R70rr8ij
An IIED #criticaltheme audience is gripped by the Under the Dome documentary #China #pollution pic.twitter.com/ghGTdgsZCJ- An IIED #criticaltheme audience is gripped by the Under the Dome documentary #China #pollution pic.twitter.com/ghGTdgsZCJ
A bad joke: celebrating that Beijing is not the most polluted city in #China pic.twitter.com/OJC3YDY7EZ
What happened when #China introduced more stringent parking measures? People parked next to the spaces pic.twitter.com/Q65Rx0mXSp- Around 45 mins into the Under the Dome doc, the screening is brought to a close to enable a post-film discussion #criticaltheme
- You find the entire documentary here --> https://www.youtube.com/user/DrPoopish/videos …. It's powerful & recommended viewing #China pic.twitter.com/S28I9GYJXu
- How do media dynamics & media control affect this #pollution story? Under the Dome was pulled from websites across #China 4/5 days later
- This seems a good time to highlight our work on #China, including a new blog on #ChinaAfrica trade & investment --> http://www.iied.org/china-africa-trade-investment-benefiting-africas-rural-informal-economy …
We also have over 150 #China publications, on issues from #GreenEconomy to agriculture http://pubs.iied.org/search.php?k=China&z= …+ pic.twitter.com/6yVAesyglm- The #criticaltheme is now musing over how big a part #climatechange plays in the #China #pollution discussion
- That concludes our latest #criticaltheme. Coverage of all of our previous discussions can be found here --> http://www.iied.org/tag/critical-themes …
