http://www.igsd.org/ Washington, DC, February 19, 2010 Increasing the reflectivity or “albedo” of roofs and pavements in urban areas could offset greenhouse gas emissions by a significant amount, according to a paper published last month in Environmental Research Letters. The research performed by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows [...]
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CLP Power replaced generators in island with wind and solar power
Transfer electricity to the islands had long been a problem for the engineers in power plants. Neither using submarine cables nor overhead lines would be practical for the electricity supply to the island. Using an overhead line would damage the sea view, but using submarine cable would damage coral in the sea. However building wind [...]
Cleaner, Greener Diesel Cars Back On The Road
Anita Lam, SCMP - Jun 18, 2009 New private diesel cars will be on sale in Hong Kong next month for the first time in more than a decade. Audi’s distributor Premium Motors confirmed that one of its latest batch of Euro V diesel-engined cars, the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro, had passed the government’s [...]
Environmental Benefits of Electric Cars Dismissed as ‘Fiction’
By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor – 18 Apr 2009 The environmental benefits of electric cars are denounced as “fiction” by new research into green methods of transport. The amount of energy used by coal fired power stations to create the electricity to recharge electric vehicles makes them half as efficient as diesel cars, according [...]
‘Smart’ Meters To Help 20,000 Firms Cut Power
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Apr 13, 2009 About 20,000 businesses that use large amounts of power, such as restaurants and hotels, will have their meters replaced with “smart” ones that will enable them to monitor their consumption online, Hongkong Electric (SEHK: 0006) has announced. The data fed by the meter to a business’ computer network [...]
Government To Help Firms Take Advantage Of Green Opportunities
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Apr 08, 2009 The government will organise seminars for local professionals in environmental services this month, to help them explore emerging markets locally and across the border, Environment Secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah said. Mr Yau said the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement had enabled such servicing companies to own and operate businesses [...]
Online Guide To Climate-friendly Goods Launched – New List Shows Appliances’ Footprints
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Apr 02, 2009 A green group has called on electrical appliance manufacturers to provide more low-carbon-emission products for the global market, after the publication of the first local guide on climate-friendly goods. The online guide, launched by WWF Hong Kong yesterday, lists 300 models of nine popular electrical appliances that have [...]
The Port of Hong Kong
http://www.energy-futures.com/ – download the full report here. Case Study: Hong Kong The Port of Hong Kong has been a leading Asian seaport for more than a century and a top container port for more than three decades. Between 2001 and 2006, Hong Kong container throughput increased by 32 percent from 17.8 million to 23.5 million [...]
Tax Break Set For Electric Vehicles
February 25, 2009 – Environment News.gov.hk The First Registration Tax exemption for electric vehicles will be extended five more years to promote their use. The exemption is due to expire March 31, but will be extended five years instead of three years as in the past. In his 2009-10 Budget today Financial Secretary John Tsang [...]
Young Prepared To Spend More On Green Energy
Young prepared to spend more on green energy, survey finds Shi Jiangtao in Beijing – SCMP – Updated on Feb 18, 2009 Urban mainlanders are willing to pay as much as 20 per cent more for cleaner energy to help reduce the country’s reliance on coal, a survey has found. The Greenpeace China survey, revealing [...]