Any colour so long as it’s green The Hong Kong-developed electric MyCar is leading the drive for clean-fuel microcars in Britain David Wilson – Updated on Mar 01, 2009 – SCMP The time may have come to put the conventional gas-guzzling car in the garage and replace it with a compact electric vehicle. With fuel [...]
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Clear The Air Meeting with John Tsang Chun-Wah
Meeting with John Tsang Chun-Wah Consultation on the 2008/09 Policy Address to be delivered by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive. • Energy : The recent agreement signed between the HK Govt and the mainland for the supply of gas to the SAR is a welcome step towards cleaning up electricity generation within Hong Kong. (Power generation [...]
Clear the Air – Meeting With John Tsang Chun-Wah
Consultation on the 2008/09 Policy Address to be delivered by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive. Energy : The recent agreement signed between the HK Govt and the mainland for the supply of gas to the SAR is a welcome step towards cleaning up electricity generation within Hong Kong. (Power generation by gas is 60% efficient and [...]
Regulate CO2 from Power Plants Now
Hong Kong green groups’ joint campaign Filed under: Hong Kong Climate change — Jacqui Dixon @ 20:28 pm – CSR Asia Six green groups in Hong Kong have been running a campaign over the last few weeks to encourage the Hong Kong government to incorporate carbon dioxide into the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, which limits [...]
Green Groups Push For CO2 Caps in Scheme of Control
Nishika Patel Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Six green groups have accused the government of not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions, saying the new scheme of control will not force power companies into line. Staging a protest at the Environment Bureau yesterday, members of the alliance urged authorities to cap carbon dioxide emissions for [...]
Power Plant Emission Figures
The following statistics were gatherered from both China Light and Power and HK Electric Holdings in reference to the total electricity sent out and the resulting emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrous Oxides (NOx) and Particulates emitted. Year 2006 CLP HK Electric Holdings Total/Year Daily Amount Total Electricity Sent Out 2006 (Gwh) [...]
Reduce Pollution by Using Ceiling Fans
The 500lb Gorilla in the room Are you totally frustrated with the Hong Kong Government’s lack of action on air pollution? Do you think they should be moving faster and taking action now? Do you think they and big business are really doing all they can to reduce energy consumption to reduce the major cause [...]
CLP Exxon Mobil Emission Stats
Posted by David Wheeler & Kevin Ummel on the CARMA (Carbon Monitoring For Action) Blog on the 16th of November 2007: Transparency is central to CARMA’s objective of reducing carbon emissions through public disclosure. So when the CLP Group in China approached us about our figures for their Castle Peak power plant in Hong Kong, [...]
Folly of the Soko gas plant
Published in the SCMP on the 24th of February 2007: AIR QUALITY Christian Masset Folly of the Soko gas plant Much has been said about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for South Soko Island by ExxonMobil and CLP Power. So it is necessary to clarify whether the options being considered will achieve the [...]
Castle Peak Power Objection
PRESS RELEASE – January 25, 2007 Clear The Air objects to Exxon/Mobil attempt to take over Soko Island Yesterday, Clear The Air submitted its objection to the Castle Peak Power Environmental Impact Assessment for the building of a facility to store methane gas. Methane is a major greenhouse gas. It is called liquefied natural gas [...]