Climate Change and Hong Kong DSD R&D Forum 2016 Christine Loh Under Secretary for Environment 8 November 2016 Christine Loh Environment Bureau 31 August 2016
GLOBAL GAME-CHANGER
PARIS AGREEMENT Peak Review carbon actions every emissions 5 years soonest Carbon Retchet neutrality every 5 years 2050-2100 Keep well below 2 ° C aiming for 1.5 ° C
and TOGETHER …please
Operationalise Paris Agreement Timeline Target Transparency Together
Save Energy … and Water … … in buildings and infrastructure
Carbon Target 2030 New climate target 2030 with action plans soon
TOGETHER (internal) Government as a team … Every department has to put forward enhanced work plans
TOGETHER (external) Partnering with business and community …
Important roles in high density Hong Kong
Flood Prevention & Grey Water
Flood Prevention and Biodiversity
Photos: ArchSD URBAN FORESTRY Comprehensive Landscape Architecture – Ko Shan Theatre New Wing Eco-services linkage with surroundings through rooftop garden
Cooling the City After landscaping Before landscaping Rooftop landscapes, vertical gardens and community farms to reduce urban heat island effect
Sewage and Energy THANK YOU
Sewage sludge is a biofuel > 1,000 tonnes per day in HK
DSD … among world champions
T-PARK • 14 MW total • 2 MW surplus export
Hong Kong is one of the stops for 2017-18
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