地球之友 Friends of the Earth

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s much-anticipated second policy address was delivered last Wednesday. Although it is long overdue, we are glad to see the government waking up to the global trend away from plastic pollution...

Public education is the key to successful implementation of solid waste charging scheme (只提供英文版本)

2018-10-04

South China Morning Post

Kelvin Wan, Friends of the Earth (HK)

In the second half of 2019, or soon afterwards, the Hong Kong government will launch its municipal solid waste charging scheme to tackle the high rate of waste generation...

下月初行政長官林鄭月娥將發表任內第二份施政報告，萬眾期待的房屋政策注定成為焦點。但是要實現市民安居樂業的期望，必須要先建基於一個健康及可持續發展的環境。

「鋤禾日當午，汗滴禾下土；誰知盤中飧，粒粒皆辛苦。」詩人李坤《憫農詩》為人所熟悉，但有多少人能夠做到飲水思源，珍惜食物呢？

土地供應專責小組受託進行為期五個月的公眾諮詢，將於本月踏入尾聲。不過小組主席黃遠輝在諮詢完結前，已多次於傳媒訪問中指出填海及郊野公園邊陲地帶乃較多討論的選項...

Super Typhoon Mangkhut is a flood threat, but climate change will bring much worse (只提供英文版本)

2018-09-17

South China Morning Post

Wendell Chan, Friends of the Earth (HK)

Super Typhoon Mangkhut is forecast to hit Hong Kong tomorrow. Have we learned from the past to minimise the threats?

Hong Kong can beat climate change if it acts now, with stronger carbon reduction targets in the 2018 policy address (只提供英文版本)

2018-08-23

South China Morning Post

Wendell Chan, Programme Officer, Friends of the Earth (HK)

Extreme weather such as boiling temperatures and towering seas are hitting the world due to climate change. Japan is experiencing a record-breaking heatwave while still recovering from one of the worst floods in decades...