SCMP Dec 30, 2007 With pollution control measures there must be a level playing field For a long time I resisted buying a domestic air filter on ethical grounds. It seems quite repellent that well-off families can cocoon their children and provide them with better air to breathe, whilst the extra electricity they use to [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2007’
Compulsory Energy Codes Help Clear The Air
SCMP LEADER Dec 29, 2007 The link between buildings and air pollution is not readily apparent. You cannot see it by looking at a building, as you can by looking at vehicles with smoky engine exhausts, or easily apportion blame as you can to emissions from coal-burning power stations. But these emissions reflect the link. [...]
Smoke And Mirrors On Pollution
Stephen Brown – Friday, December 21, 2007 – The Standard It must have come as a bit of a surprise to the administration during the week when the Council for Sustainable Development announced it had carried out a public opinion survey on air pollution. The survey of 81,000 people assessed their views on air quality. [...]
Clean Up Hong Kong Air Pollution
The right route CHRISTINE LOH SCMP Dec 20, 2007 To clean up air pollution, should we be doing more of the same – that is, taking an incremental approach – or making a change in direction? Going down the same path but doing more is fine if the course is right. After all, we cannot [...]
Air Quality Monitoring Network
A report on the results from the Air Quality Monitoring Network (AQMN) (2006) Air Science Group Environmental Protection Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region This report summarises the 2006 air quality monitoring data collected by the Environmental Protection Department’s monitoring network. As a result of the enhanced vehicle emission control programme [...]
Superfund Urged To Combat Pollution
The Council for Sustainable Development (CSD) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region yesterday suggested that a superfund be set up with money from budget surplus to protect environment. Speaking at the Air Summit, where Chief Executive Donald Tsang was also present, Edgar Cheng, chairman of the council, said that it was time to set up [...]
Local and Regional Pollution Sources for Hong Kong
Relative Significance of Local vs. Regional Sources: Hong Kong’s Air Pollution 香港的空氣污染：探討本地及區域污染源的 相對重要性 Alexis Lau 劉啟漢, Andrew Lo 羅致安, Joe Gray, Zibing Yuan 袁自冰 Institute for the Environment The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 香港科技大學環境研究所 Christine Loh 陸恭蕙 Civic Exchange 思匯政策研究所 No matter how one chooses to measure it, the air quality in [...]
Higher Transport Costs For Cleaner Air
Survey finds Hong Kong people willing to pay higher transport costs for cleaner air The Associated PressPublished: December 17, 2007 HONG KONG: Hong Kongers would be willing to pay higher transport costs if it means breathing cleaner air, according to a survey published Monday, as the city’s dazzling skyline was once again shrouded by a [...]
Hong Kong Air Pollution Fight
Hong Kong public calls for air pollution fight Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:57am EST Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – Most Hong Kong people were willing to pay for a tougher crackdown on chronic air pollution through road pricing and other measures, a government-backed report said on Monday. The head of the government advisory body that [...]
Bali talks
SCMP Bali talks The UN secretary general and governments yesterday hailed a deal to start negotiations to adopt a new climate pact, but environmental groups said the agreement lacked teeth. The deal binds the United States and China to greenhouse gas goals for the first time and a two-year agenda aims to lead to the [...]