Updated on Aug 30, 2008 – SCMP The gas and power deal signed with the mainland draws Hong Kong into the framework of the national energy policy for the first time. The agreement, kept under wraps until its announcement on Thursday, will bring benefits. It guarantees our city a long-term supply of clean energy, rather [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
More Gas For HK In Deal With Mainland 20-year Energy Supply Guaranteed
Ng Kang-chung, Denise Tsang and Agnes Lam, SCMP – Aug 29, 2008 Hong Kong and the mainland signed a new energy deal yesterday that guarantees continued supplies of natural gas and nuclear power for 20 years and holds out the prospect of cleaner air and cheaper electricity. The deal, which took analysts by surprise, also [...]
More Gas For HK In Deal With Mainland
20-year energy supply guaranteed Ng Kang-chung, Denise Tsang and Agnes Lam – SCMP – Updated on Aug 29, 2008 Hong Kong and the mainland signed a new energy deal yesterday that guarantees continued supplies of natural gas and nuclear power for 20 years and holds out the prospect of cleaner air and cheaper electricity. The [...]
Fuel Bills Set To Fall
Bonnie Chen and Benjamin Scent – Friday, August 29, 2008 – Topix Cheaper electricity bills and cleaner air may be on the way under a deal to boost the amount of power the mainland pumps into Hong Kong’s power grid. Under an agreement, Beijing has promised to provide ongoing supplies of nuclear-generated electricity and an [...]
Hong Kong And China Sign Nuclear, Gas Energy Deals
Aug 28, 2008 HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong and China signed nuclear and gas energy deals on Thursday which the southern city hopes will reduce both pollution and the need for a controversial liquefied gas terminal. The deals aim to provide Hong Kong with a consistent supply of both natural gas and nuclear energy [...]
HK Gas Terminal On Hold In Green Move
Robin Kwong in Hong Kong, The Financial Times Limited – August 28 2008 The Hong Kong government has backed away from approving a controversial natural gas terminal in an ecologically sensitive area, in what is seen as its first serious attempt to tackle air pollution in the territory in recent years. China Light and Power, [...]
Tsang: New Agreement Will Help HK’s Energy Needs
Regina Leung – SCMP – Updated on Aug 28, 2008 Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen on Thursday afternoon hailed a new agreement with the mainland over the supply of electricity, nuclear power and natural gas saying it would satisfy Hong Kong energy needs over the next 20 years. He said the new agreement would ensure [...]
Candidates Want Tough Controls Over Power Plant Emissions
Cheung Chi-fai – Updated on Aug 28, 2008 – SCMP A large majority of the would-be legislators who responded to a Greenpeace survey said they would seek tougher controls on power plant emissions of greenhouse gases if elected. The poll, conducted by the environmental group this month, also showed that all candidates described the government’s [...]
China Passes U.S., Leads World in Power Sector Carbon Emissions – CGD
August 27, 2008 – the Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) database For press inquiries please contact Ben Edwards WASHINGTON: China set a new world record this year, surpassing the United States as the world’s biggest emitter of CO2 from power generation, according to new data from the Center for Global Development (CGD). But on a [...]
China Is No Leading Light In Energy Efficiency
JIM LANDERS jlanders@dallasnews.com – Dallasnews | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 BEIJING – China’s ballooning appetite for energy has helped push global prices higher for oil and coal, much of which is wasted. Energy efficiency in China is just a fifth of U.S. levels. The government has put a priority on improving that by closing hundreds [...]