How Hong Kong’s Already-Serious Waste Problem Has Got Worse During The Pandemic
"As use of plastic dining utensils spiked in 2020 due to Covid-19, recycling rates dropped to their lowest levels since 1997 Given that 7 per cent of Hong Kong’s carbon emissions come from landfills, reducing and recycling waste has to be a priority to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050"...
Making Buildings More Energy-Efficient Is A Quick Way For Hong Kong To Reach Its Carbon Goals
Like many governments post-COP26, Hong Kong is working on phasing out coal As it waits for green hydrogen and wind farms, a fast and easy way is to legislate for energy efficiency in buildings, which produce 60 per cent of the city’s carbon emissions...
Hong Kong’s Climate Change Goals Need Regulations With Teeth To Succeed
Just launching action plans or road maps is not enough if there are no clear, binding standards to keep the government and major carbon emitters accountable A regulatory approach would help make climate change pledges stick and aid other goals such as improving buildings’ energy efficiency...