Promoting Green Economy 89. In my last Budget, I proposed to promote a “green economy” and introduced a series of measures, including Hong Kong-Guangdong co-operation in environmental protection, the use of electric vehicles and promotion of green buildings. In his Policy Address, the Chief Executive further announced the development of environmental industries as one of [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2010’
Clean burning bio-diesel source under our noses
SCMP, Eric Ng, 2010-2-20 Every day hundreds of tonnes of waste cooking oil, grease and animal fat are discarded by Hong Kong’s 20,000-plus restaurants. The real waste is that it could be used as clean fuel in the city’s vehicles. Some of the oil and fat is illegally smuggled to the mainland to be recycled [...]
More Reflective Roofs and Pavements Could Help Offset Climate Emissions
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 [...]
Solar Cells from Tobacco Plants May Be a Reality Soon
Alternative-energy-news.info February 8th, 2010 As the world continues its quest to use less fossil fuels, the latest possible solution comes from the most unlikely of sources: the tobacco plant. This latest news comes from the University of California, Berkley. It will be nice to see tobacco used for something other than lung cancer. This new [...]
Greens laud Lamma wind farm plan as breath of fresh air
Hongkong Electric will today announce plans to develop an offshore wind farm close to Lamma Island and will forward an environmental impact assessment for public inspection. The site chosen for the project is southwest of the island. Last year, the government gave CLP Power the go-ahead for an offshore wind farm, which may become the [...]