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China has successfully repurposed a long-haul oil pipeline to transport carbon dioxide. Photo: CCTV
China’s carbon neutral goal

Green gambit sees China turn old oil pipeline into new carbon highway

Successful 27km trial unlocks vast carbon dioxide transport potential, bridging geographical gaps to accelerate a process seen as vital to large-scale decarbonisation.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s aim for sustainable aviation fuel faces low Asian demand hurdle

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s solid waste levels dip for third year, but green groups still worried

Science

China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen

Facility in Shandong province also produces mineral-rich brine for industrial use, achieving ‘one-in, three-out’ circular economy.

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China has figured out a way to produce fresh water from seawater for just two yuan (US$0.28) per cubic metre. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

EPIC win for Singapore battery recycler in Hong Kong start-up showdown

Record high 1,200 start-ups from 70 countries and regions enter the competition hosted by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.

Family offices

Ultra-rich families focus on impact ‘across generations’ in legacy planning

Family offices at Standard Chartered forum in Dubai concerned with geopolitical instabilities, digital disruptions and social changes.

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Hong Kong

Coca-Cola goes green in Hong Kong with locally recycled PET bottles

Bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola starts using locally sourced recycled PET from Hong Kong supplier New Life Plastics.

Coca-Cola has started using recycled plastic supplied by a local company. Photo: Eugene Lee
Business of climate change

Methanol supply key to Hong Kong’s green marine goals: CM Energy

World’s first vehicle carrier powered by methanol and conventional fuel, the CM Hong Kong, calls on the city on its maiden voyage.

Business of climate change

EcoCeres backs green aviation fuel hub for Hong Kong ‘depending on conditions’

Chief executive says a ‘clear and stable local market’ is a key prerequisite for green aviation fuel hub ambitions.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to boost impact investment sector with start-up and innovation focus

Financial Secretary Paul Chan pledges to develop a sustainable finance ecosystem with cutting-edge technology and diverse financial products.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan (front row, fourth right) attends the 2025 Hong Kong Green Finance Association annual forum. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

‘Very valuable’ role for Hong Kong in helping UN body reach green finance goals

Siddhartha Sinha, head of innovative finance at the UNHCR, says forging ‘good partnerships’ will help city as it taps into Islamic financing.

Siddhartha Sinha, head of innovative finance at the UNHCR, says the agency has been expanding beyond its traditional funding model. Photo: May Tse
HKEX

HKEX reforms have made city world’s top fundraising hub for EV makers: official

The market cap of new energy and EV companies in Hong Kong has grown sixfold in 10 years to US$806 billion, Salina Yan says.

Family offices

Hong Kong emerges as hub for impact investments as family offices embrace ESG

Nine out of 10 family offices globally invest in ESG projects, a Sustainable Finance Initiative survey shows.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s sustainable debt market grows 15% on eve of Green Week

First-half issuances reach US$34.3 billion amid strong demand from international investors in Europe and the US, HKMA official says.

Tibetan sheep graze amid solar panels in Hainan prefecture of western China’s Qinghai province on July 1, 2025. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s crop of green bonds, ESG funds flourishes

City’s role as a bridge connecting mainland projects with the world ‘not easily found in other markets’, financial-services secretary says.

A photo taken on July 3, 2025, shows wind turbines on Meihua Mountain in Liupanshui, in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Photo: Xinhua
Wealth: Family Offices

Rise in ESG investing in Hong Kong prompts improved reporting standards

Family offices and others’ growing focus on the sector is driving local authorities to tighten up regulations to increase transparency and make gains more measurable.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

A year after axing waste-charging scheme, is Hong Kong better off?

Officials cite trash volume declines and more recycling activity as victories, but environmentalists say the numbers do not paint the full picture.

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Food and Drinks

Could plant-based egg be answer to UK’s allergy and sustainability concerns?

Just Egg’s vegan egg has just launched in the UK, one of the world’s most allergic countries, where one in 20 people develop an egg allergy.

Just Egg claims that its plant-based egg, which is made from mung beans, looks, cooks and tastes like chicken eggs. Photo: Instagram/eatjust
Style Edit

Style Edit: Rolex SailGP Championship prizes sustainability as well as speed

F50 foiling catamarans reaching 100km/h compete in the international series but teams also have to commit to environmental responsibility.

Business of climate change

New accounting rules to force firms to show climate impact on bottom line

IASB to release a finalised set of examples by October to show companies how to disclose the impact of climate change in their accounting.

Energy

EU biofuel proposals risk discriminating against outside firms: EcoCeres

‘There should not be a battle between EU and non-EU producers,’ says CEO Matti Lievonen.

EcoCeres CEO Matti Lievonen. Photo: Sun Yeung
Business of climate change

UK start-up Barocal wins US$1 million TERA-Award for green energy innovation

The award, which is in its fourth year, has been set up by Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit to find green solutions to tackle climate change.

Winners at the fourth TERA-Award. Photo: Handout
Science

Chinese team says carbon dioxide can be turned into sugar

They say method to turn methanol into white sugar is ‘a promising strategy to address both environmental and population-related challenges’.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | No better time than a property slump to ‘future-proof’ urban Hong Kong

Genuine consultation, better communication, and policy with targets and teeth – like Singapore’s – are needed to ensure city’s sustainability.

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong has potential to become green marine fuel hub with Beijing’s backing

City can have a bigger say in green fuel trading and pricing if it becomes a trading hub, CIMC Enric president Leo Yang says.

The first large-scale ship-to-ship simultaneous refuelling for green methanol-powered container ships in China takes place at the Guandong Container Terminal on July 9, 2024. Photo: Linkedin/Quin Xu
Ant Group

Ant International issues first sustainability report after spin-off

Speculation has been rife over a potential listing by the company, which was spun off from Ant Group last year as part of a restructuring.

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Ant International is a spin-off of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group. Photo: Handout
Business of climate change

EU biodiesel tariffs offer Hong Kong a chance to boost adoption of green fuel

Biodiesel needs more financial incentives to compete with EVs in the city’s decarbonisation efforts, Business Environment Council says.

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Energy storage

How a Hong Kong start-up is going about recycling lithium batteries

Achelous Pure Metals plans to bring its scalable, movable, eco-friendly technology to the city followed by Southeast Asia.

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