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What Is Hong Kong's Role in the National Market of Carbon Trading?

2021-09-16

China has seen the earliest transactions and prices of the national carbon market (also known as "China ETS") in the past two months. It means the trading system developed since 2017 has for the first time completed the process from registry, book-keeping, actual trading to delivery.

【Policy Address Series】If I were the Chief Executive, I would expedite the development of renewable energy

2021-09-10

From the last glacier period to the pre-industrial period, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) had naturally raised from 185 ppm to 280 ppm. But over the past 171 years since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have driven the concentration upwards by 48%, surpassing the levels found in 1850.

SME Earth Chat: How can SME implement sustainability projects with limited resources?

2021-09-02

Diving is closely related to marine protection. Diving Adventure has conceived several sustainable marine environmental protection projects many years ago, hoping to allow more young people to participate and obtain diving certificates.

Trick or Treat? Will Chief Executive’s Policy Address Redeem Environmental Policy Let Downs?

2021-08-27

【Policy Address Series】If I were the Chief Executive, I would implement Electronic Road Pricing

2021-08-20

In June, the government announced the Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong 2035, in which six actions were proposed to improve air quality. The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam Sing, said that roadside air pollution is still serious; the main reason being the continued growth in the number of registered vehicles in Hong Kong.

Hottest Olympics, World Records, Climate Emergency “No Medal for Hong Kong’s Climate Race”

2021-08-13

Tokyo Olympics—despite the one-year postponement, with the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic still persisting, most critics were concerned if the event organiser can effectively control the disease and manage the games at the same time. But it seems that both the critics and the organisers have overlooked the bigger threat: the heatwave.

SME Earth Chat: Fulfil CSR, Promote Low Carbon Actions

2021-08-06

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the 2011 Japanese tsunami triggered more people to pay attention to climate change and awakened everyone to global warming.

Team Earth Wins Green Medal for the Race to Decarbonise Hong Kong

2021-07-30

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is in full swing. In addition to the highlight of Hong Kong athletes winning a second gold medal in history, this is also the first Olympic Games since many countries have announced their carbon-neutral goals. How they will use green elements is also a focus.

【Olympics Series】Sports and Environment Get a New Champion: Wong Kam Po

2021-07-23

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will officially start tonight. With global awareness of the climate change crisis, many international sports games have incorporated green elements in recent years. Last time, we introduced star athletes from "Team Earth" and their green tips on sports. This time, we invited Mr. Wong Kam Po, ‘Asia’s god of cycling’, the former representative of the Hong Kong Cycling Team, and now Sports Legacy Scheme Deputy Manager (Programme Development), to share new green trends in sports games.

【Olympics Series】Carbon Reduction is a Race in Need for Speed

2021-07-16

Less than a week left until the Tokyo Olympics, many people have been waiting for this race that emphasizes speed, endurance and persistence. Saving the Earth also requires these three elements. We must walk the talk as we need to urgently decarbonize to solve climate change. This year, Friends of the Earth (HK) invited a number of local star athletes to serve as the "Earth Team” for "Tree Planting Challenge 2021" to plant trees, reduce carbon and cool the planet. This week, let us introduce three of those athletes. How do they integrate environmentalism into their daily lives? Do they have any environmental tips they can share with us when they go abroad to compete?