Cheung Chi-fai – SCMP – Updated on Apr 11, 2008 Electricity tariffs might go up by as much as a third if power suppliers are to cut their carbon emissions significantly, a government source has hinted. The rough estimate was revealed to the South China Morning Post yesterday as lawmakers and green groups were pressing [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Not Convinced By Government Claims Over Pollution Battle
Updated on Apr 29, 2008 – SCMP Edwin Lau Che-feng, of Friends of the Earth, is right to publicly discount the government’s recent self-praise regarding its “cost” of environmental improvements in the transport sector for this city (“War on dirty vehicles has cost HK$10b in past eight years”, April 24). We should not feel comforted [...]
Green Week – Institute of Vocational Education
Green week – April 2008 – IVE School (Institute of Vocational Education)
Deadly Effects Of Pollution On Lungs
Jerome Watson – SCMP – Updated on Apr 28, 2008 Even short-term exposure to heavy smog for as little as 24 hours is clearly linked to premature deaths, says the US National Academy of Sciences in a report based on a review of health studies. The risk is probably higher for long-term chronic exposure, but [...]
Vanishing Sea Fisheries Threaten Food Security
Agence France-Presse in Hanoi – Updated on Apr 12, 2008 The food security of millions of people is at risk because overfishing, climate change and pollution are inflicting massive damage on the world’s oceans, marine scientists have warned. The two-thirds of the planet covered by seas provided one-fifth of the world’s protein – but 75 [...]
Government Go Ahead for Ban On Idling Engines
Government to go ahead with controversial bid to force drivers to switch off vehicles Liz Heron and Zoe Mak – Updated on Apr 27, 2008 – SCMP The government has confirmed it will push ahead with a ban on idling engines and says most of the 1,500 submissions received from the public in a five-month [...]
Roadside Air Pollution More Serious This Year
Liz Heron – SCMP – Updated on Apr 27, 2008 Air pollution recorded at roadside stations was at very high levels for 10.69 per cent of the time in the first quarter of this year – up from 6.48 per cent in the same period last year. Comparable readings in the medium range fell from [...]
Battle Lines Drawn In Idling Engines Row
Government to go ahead with controversial bid to force drivers to switch off vehicles Liz Heron and Zoe Mak – SCMP – Updated on Apr 27, 2008 The government has confirmed it will push ahead with a ban on idling engines and says most of the 1,500 submissions received from the public in a five-month [...]
Banning Idling Engines Will Make A Difference
Updated on Apr 27, 2008 – SCMP The government’s decision to press ahead with legislation against idling engines is a welcome – although long overdue – step in the battle against air pollution. Now officials must ensure that the law is introduced in good time and that it contains measures that will prove effective in [...]
Tax Breaks At Hand For Green Factories
Environmental Protection Department Businesses that implement environmentally-friendly facilities will get an accelerated tax deduction, a measure aimed at encouraging the business community to use them. The proposal was contained in the Revenue Bill 2008 gazetted yesterday. Subject to the Legislative Council’s passing of the Bill, amendments will be made to the Inland Revenue Ordinance. Eligible [...]