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
- 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
- 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
- Around 45 mins into the Under the Dome doc, the screening is brought to a close to enable a post-film discussion #criticaltheme
- 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 …
- 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 …