https://www.scmp.com/rss/16473/feed Lisa Genasci is CEO of the ADM Capital Foundation and a board member of Civic Exchange. Along with partners, she has helped to establish HK2050isnow.org, a platform for education, research and action to decarbonise Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In spite of the difficulties and uncertainties brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is good news in what Hong Kong has achieved towards its 2030 climate emissions reduction targets as well as how manageable it will be to decarbonise the city in the following years. A new report from local think tank Civic Exchange and the World Resources Institute shows that Hong Kong can reduce carbon emissions by 90 per cent from its 2005 level by decarbonising the power sector, improving building... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3092494/how-hong-kong-can-reduce-its-carbon-emissions-90-cent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3092494/how-hong-kong-can-reduce-its-carbon-emissions-90-cent?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:30:10 +0000 We might finally have an administration that cares about cleaning our filthy air. Indications are that the new administration led by C.Y.Leung will act to finally stem the choking smog that represents Hong Kong's No 1 public health crisis and is a major impediment to the city's competitiveness. Last week, in his first address to the reconvened Legislative Council, the chief executive said improving air quality was among his top objectives. In a move that already stirred optimism about the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1068800/government-resolve-cleaner-air-must-not-waver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1068800/government-resolve-cleaner-air-must-not-waver?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 When choosing clothing, we usually think about style and price. We rarely think about where the item is made, who has made it and whether they were treated fairly, or whether the manufacturing process used is clean or polluting. In other words, we generally ignore the environmental or social costs that add to the 'true' cost of manufacturing. That bill is left for future generations and governments in environmental clean-up, health care and other support. But should we be buying in abundance... https://www.scmp.com/article/741674/high-social-cost-buying-cheap-clothes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/741674/high-social-cost-buying-cheap-clothes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000