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Environment and Conservation Publications
Falling Up! Water pricing must meet true costs (1.5MB)
 
(Simon Powell, Christine Loh, Guo Peiyuan)
Dr Christine Loh and Dr Guo Peiyuan of SynTao have been following China’s water crisis closely. They have been keeping track of the availability and pricing of the resource as well as the evolvement of related policies and regulations. In this report, they highlight a very important shift in thinking of central and provincial governments - from supply to demand-side management through pricing control.
22 May 2010
Civic Exchange Annual Report (2008-2009) External Link
 
(Civic Exchange)
19 May 2010
HOT, STACKED, AND CROWDED: Improving the Livability of Hong Kong’s Urban Environment - One Building at a Time . . .? (6.6MB)
 
(Christine Loh, Mike Kilburn, Jonas Chau)
In recent years there has been growing concern about the diminishing livability of Hong Kong’s urban environment. Public concern has focused on air pollution, especially from diesel vehicles on our congested roads, limited open space for public interaction, and the “wall effect” and “street canyon effect”, caused by tall and bulky buildings blocking natural airflows and preventing dispersal of air pollution and the cooling of hot urban areas. Hong Kong is beginning to respond to the challenges of climate change, yet our buildings, cooled by air conditioning, accessed by escalators and elevators, and filled with energy hungry appliances, lighting and equipment consume about 90% of our electricity, and are responsible for some 50-60% of Hong Kong’s greenhouse gas emissions.
30 April 2010
Hong Kong’s Role in Mending the Disclosure Gap (772.7KB)
 
(Ma Jun, Wang Jingjing, Wuwei, Christine Loh)
Civic Exchange and Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) co-authored the current report to illustrate examples of water violations by HK-listed companies and suggest better environmental disclosure requirements from the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
31 March 2010
Submissino to LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs - Early Replacement of Old Diesel Commercial Vehicles (122.7KB)
 
(Civic Exchange)
Civic Exchange submission to Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs (Subcommittee on Improving Air Quality) - Early Replacement of Old Diesel Commercial Vehicles
10 March 2010
Water In China - Issues for Responsible Investors (7.5MB)
 
(Dave Dore, Guo Peiyuan, Anna-Sterre Nette, Jiali An)
Sponsored by ADM Capital Foundation and Civic Exchange, "The Asia Water Project" is a unique collaborative research that offers information about Asia’s growing water crisis and fosters dialogue to encourage better water management.

For the “The Asia Water Project” as part of their special series on China, the report focuses on the rapidly developing importance of water as a material factor in investment analysis and action within China. It draws on the latest findings from the Chinese government and civil society institutions, linking these to investment considerations such as market opportunities and risk to earnings.
26 February 2010
Civic Exchange Framework for Reviewing Options for Upgrading the Franchised Bus Fleet (58.2KB)
 
(Civic Exchange)
To continue the meeting on 28-Jan regarding the upcoming 2010-2011 budget, Civic Exchange would like to make an additional point about upgrading of the franchised bus fleet.
05 February 2010
Making the EV Transformation in Hong Kong (1.1MB)
 
Civic Exchange
On 4 February 2010, over 60 participants attended a stakeholders’ workshop on electric vehicles (EVs) called “Making the EV Transformation in Hong Kong”, organized by Civic Exchange. The workshop aimed to bring the main players in Hong Kong’s EV sector together to focus on the hard and soft supporting infrastructures required to roll out and accelerate the use of EVs in Hong Kong.
04 February 2010
Submission to the Review and Development of Marine Water Quality Objectives (204.9KB)
 
(Civic Exchange)

This submission from Civic Exchange will focus on identifying lessons learned from the recent air quality objective (AQO) consultation and from the review of the air management strategy, which might assist in the review of marine water quality objectives (WQO).
18 January 2010
Post COP15 event: From Copenhagen to Hong Kong - Seminar Report (586.5KB)
 
(Civic Exchange)
12 January 2010
Summary – The US Position on Climate Change Post-COP15 (151.1KB)
 
(Jesse Corradi)

President Obama left Copenhagen with an accord that outlines broad goals for international cooperation on climate change, with the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa acting outside of the United Nations’ intended negotiating framework. But the climate discussion in Copenhagen created a lot of uncertainty, and the USA has demonstrated its willingness to address climate change issues in an international context differently than before by agreeing to discuss climate policy without the rest of the UNFCCC. That is to say, the US may begin to evaluate alternatives to signing and agreeing to an internationally binding agreement, such as the Kyoto Protocol, by opting to negotiate with select nations independent of the UNFCCC framework.
04 January 2010