David Chan – SCMP | Updated on Nov 05, 2008 On October 1, National Day, an important piece of legislation known as the Civil Energy Act came into effect. The law has six chapters and 45 articles detailing the country’s vision of how to deal with the effect of global warming. There are chapters on [...]
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Urban Jungle – This Week: Recycling
Dr Eric Lai – SCMP | Updated on Oct 31, 2008 Paper exporters are reported to be cutting their intake of recycled paper and drastically reducing the price they pay to collectors. This has spelled trouble for those in the various tiers of the paper recycling sector. From the scavengers to the companies that collect [...]
Should There Be Laws To Control Light Pollution?
SCMP | Updated on Oct 31, 2008 It seems that people are becoming more aware of the effects of climate change. We appreciate the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Yet although people have this awareness, many do little in the form of practical action to curb the effects of global warming. We must address [...]
Ministers Announce 10-year Smart Meter Roll-out For Households
New Energy Focus – 29-10-08 The government announced yesterday that it will require all households to have smart meters installed over the next decade. The decision was announced by the energy minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath as the House of Lords debated the Energy Bill yesterday afternoon. The move to introduce smart meters – [...]
True Cost Of Coal To Nation ‘Far Exceeds’ Market Price
Shi Jiangtao in Beijing – SCMP | Updated on Oct 28, 2008 The environmental and social costs of China’s reliance on coal as an energy source have been grossly underestimated, a joint study by environmentalists and economists says. For each tonne of coal consumed last year, China paid 150 yuan (HK$170) extra in environmental damage, [...]
Cinderella Industries Await Their Prince
Potentially Lucrative Projects Devoted To Clean, Renewable Energy Languish For Want Of Financing Eric Ng – SCMP | Updated on Oct 27, 2008 The United States’ property bust and the subsequent global credit crunch have many investors fretting that the mainland’s economic miracle is coming to an end. Yet, amid the gloom and doom, renewable [...]
Companies Look For Short Payback Period When Investing In Green Projects
Eric Ng – SCMP | Updated on Oct 27, 2008 Energy conservation and pollution reduction are industries that have been around for decades, but their fastest growth could well lie ahead given the mainland’s status as the world’s factory and rising pressure for it to get its act together on sustainable development. Manufacturers can either [...]
The Challenge Of Ensuring Hong Kong’s Energy Supply
Andrew Brandler, Oct 10, 2008 – SCMP Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen’s recent energy deal with Beijing, securing gas and nuclear power supplies for Hong Kong for the next 20 years, is a landmark in the development of the city’s energy policy. We at CLP Power had been consistently advised for many years that Hong [...]
Government Gave Power Plant Right To Pollute More
SCMP – Friday October 8 2004 China Light and Power omits certain details in the letter from Daisy Chan (‘CLP has made significant cuts in emissions’, October 6). Compare the CLP-ExxonMobil coal power plant at Castle Peak to Hong Kong Electric’s most recent Lamma Island coal plant (built in 1997). You will see that CLP [...]
Change In Pollution Law Relaxes Controls Over Power Plants
SCMP – Updated on Apr 19, 2008 Legislators are asking why the bill to amend the Air Pollution Control Ordinance does not cap emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants (“Carbon caps for power plants mean high bills”, April 11). They are missing the point. The bill does not seek to tighten the existing controls [...]