About 90 per cent of Hong Kong’s electricity is consumed in buildings, which in turn contributes 61 per cent to the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong’s property developers should have the sense to go green and protect assets from climate change
- Hong Kong, with key assets just above sea level, faces threats from climate change. A new low-carbon charter shows it makes business and political sense to collaborate with Beijing to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce emissions
About 90 per cent of Hong Kong’s electricity is consumed in buildings, which in turn contributes 61 per cent to the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: AFP