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Commentaries

Thought leadership articles written by Civic Exchange researchers and experts on environmental, sustainability and other development issues

Commentaries, In the News

8 December 2021

Building climate literacy to better shape the future

Orange News: Glasgow is flooded with young people from all over the world. They are protesting again

Commentaries, In the News

8 December 2021

COP26: Climate adaptation vital in race to net zero but where’s the funding?

SCMP: At COP26, participants are no longer just talking about the “race to zero” or carbon neutralit

Commentaries, In the News

7 December 2021

Raising Climate Ambition and Closing the Finance Gap For Net Zero at COP

Orange News: Scientists have long argued that global temperature rise must be kept well below 1.5°C

Commentaries, In the News

7 December 2021

How Hong Kong can tackle the climate crisis ahead of the next COP meeting

HKFP: Could there be a greater contrast between the downbeat atmosphere and near-tears when conferen

Commentaries, In the News

3 December 2021

Nuclear power imports can help speed Hong Kong to zero-carbon goals

SCMP: In her 2021 policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reaffirmed the city’s c

Commentaries, In the News, Submissions

26 April 2021

Like Shanghai, Hong Kong can create a circular economy for biodiesel

Originally published on Letters SCMP 26 April, 2021

Commentaries, In the News

10 March 2021

How to make Hong Kong’s 2050 zero-carbon dream a reality

South China Morning Post: The Hong Kong government indicated determination to fulfil its 2050 carbon

Commentaries

27 October 2020

SCMP: How Hong Kong can achieve net zero carbon emissions

In this op-ed, Programme Manager Lawrence Iu maps out pathways for Hong Kong to decarbonize by 2050.

Commentaries

9 May 2019

SCMP: Hong Kong’s road pricing plan for Central is a good idea: here’s why it may not work

In an op-ed, Chairman Evan Auyang says the electronic road pricing scheme for Central may not work b

Commentaries

11 February 2019

Indirect Potable Reuse of Wastewater Is a Promising Option but Overlooked by Hong Kong

Civic Exchange Fellow Frederick Lee wrote an article on the best way to utilise recycled water.

Commentaries

12 November 2018

SCMP: Parks Should Be Fun

In an op-ed, Senior Researcher Carine Lai says Hongkongers have conflicted ideas about what they wan

Commentaries

15 August 2018

SCMP: What Hong Kong Can Do to Fix Its Water Management Policy

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In The News

News articles covering Civic Exchange topics and events as well as media interviews quoting our leaders and experts

Commentaries, In the News

8 December 2021

Building climate literacy to better shape the future

Orange News: Glasgow is flooded with young people from all over the world. They are protesting again

Commentaries, In the News

8 December 2021

COP26: Climate adaptation vital in race to net zero but where’s the funding?

SCMP: At COP26, participants are no longer just talking about the “race to zero” or carbon neutralit

Commentaries, In the News

7 December 2021

Raising Climate Ambition and Closing the Finance Gap For Net Zero at COP

Orange News: Scientists have long argued that global temperature rise must be kept well below 1.5°C

Commentaries, In the News

7 December 2021

How Hong Kong can tackle the climate crisis ahead of the next COP meeting

HKFP: Could there be a greater contrast between the downbeat atmosphere and near-tears when conferen

Commentaries, In the News

3 December 2021

Nuclear power imports can help speed Hong Kong to zero-carbon goals

SCMP: In her 2021 policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reaffirmed the city’s c

In the News

1 December 2021

Green groups call for roadmap on carbon neutrality

RTHK: Twenty green groups have jointly called on the government to include a comprehensive roadmap f

In the News

30 November 2021

Hot Topics: everything you need to know about Hong Kong’s waste-charging scheme

SCMP: Context: Hong Kong’s waste charging scheme explained Hong Kong’s legislature passed a waste-ch

In the News

26 November 2021

Temperature rising: Hong Kong’s poorest suffer most as city gets hotter, while experts call for action to avoid tragedy

SCMP: Humanity’s need to tackle climate change is more pressing than ever, with the United Nations w

Announcements, Blog, In the News, Press Releases

9 October 2021

Our Reponse to the Climate Action Plan 2050

Hong Kong, 8 October 2021 – Civic Exchange welcomes today’s publication of the Hong Kong Climate Act

Announcements, In the News, Press Releases

6 October 2021

Our Response to the 2021 Policy Address

Hong Kong, 6 October 2021 – Civic Exchange welcomes the Chief Executive’s reaffirmation in today’s P

In the News

3 June 2021

Hong Kong Parking Spot Goes for $1.3 Million, Shattering World Record Amid Space Shortage

Newsweek: A parking spot in a luxury estate in Hong Kong sold for $1.3 million, breaking the record

In the News

22 May 2021

Hong Kong moves towards charging by the bag for garbage removal, amid calls to cut waste, recycle more

SCMP: Hong Kong’s environmental activists have been warning of a “dark period” to come as the city c