Orange News: Glasgow is flooded with young people from all over the world. They are protesting against what they feel is a dangerous disconnect between the escalating climate emergency and the limited concrete commitments announced thus far by countries at COP26. Youth leaders are rightfully concerned that if global leaders don’t act now, it’ll be…
SCMP: At COP26, participants are no longer just talking about the “race to zero” or carbon neutrality. The “race to resilience” – a UN-backed campaign to catalyse global ambition towards helping the most vulnerable communities survive and thrive amid climate stresses – has also been incorporated into the UN climate conference’s official agenda. The “race…
Orange News: Scientists have long argued that global temperature rise must be kept well below 1.5°C by mid-century to avoid the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change, including extreme heat and storm surges. They have also urged countries to commit to an interim target of reducing emissions 50% by 2030 and to continuously scale up…
HKFP: Could there be a greater contrast between the downbeat atmosphere and near-tears when conference president Alok Sharma quietly tapped the gavel to signal acceptance of the Glasgow Climate Pact, and the joy when the gavel came down to approve the 2015 Paris Agreement? Scientists have long argued that the global temperature rise must be…
SCMP: In her 2021 policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reaffirmed the city’s commitment to a 2050 decarbonisation target that was announced last year. She introduced key initiatives in this speech, including the creation of an Office of Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality under the Environment Bureau. One key miss in the speech,…
Download Press Release Here HONG KONG, 06 October 2021 – Hong Kong can maintain energy security and work toward decarbonizing its economy by diversifying its regional power sector portfolio and scaling-up domestic renewables, according to a report released today. The report, from Civic Exchange (CEx), an independent public policy think tank, and World Resources…
RTHK: Twenty green groups have jointly called on the government to include a comprehensive roadmap for Hong Kong achieving carbon neutrality in its next Climate Action Plan. In her policy address last year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a goal for Hong Kong to be carbon neutral by 2050. But Greenpeace campaigner Ng Hon-lam said…
Click here for the presentation More about the speakers Panel speaker list Francis NGAI Francis Ngai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk). He is also the Founder of Playtao Education, BottLess, HATCH, Sonova and a Co-Founder of Green Monday and RunOurCity. SVhk is an impact organisation focused on innovating social change for Hong Kong’s urban social challenges through…
The energy sector is the most important sector for Hong Kong to win the race to
zero emissions, as electricity is Hong
Kong’s dominant source of greenhouse gas emissions. This report proposes five energy mix scenarios to decarbonise Hong Kong by 2050 and evaluates their climate, economic, environmental, health, and energy security impacts.
Hong Kong, 8 October 2021 – Civic Exchange welcomes today’s publication of the Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2050. The HKSAR government’s medium-term decarbonisation targets comprehensively address carbon emissions at source and aim to mitigate temperature rise to protect ourselves, our economy and future generations.
