HK: Public Engagement Process on "Combating Climate Change: Energy Saving and Carbon Emission Reduction in Buildings" by the Council for Sustainable Development

The Council for Sustainable Development is holding 5 regional forums for public engagement on "Combating Climate Change: Energy Saving and Carbon Emission Reduction in Buildings".  1st Regional Forum - New Territories EastDate : 16 Aug 2011 (Tue) 2:15PMVenue : Sha Tin Town Hall (Exhibition Gallery)Address : 1/F, 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories2nd Regional Forum - Hong Kong IslandDate : 30 Aug 2011 (Tue) 6:45PMVenue : Leighton Hill Community HallAddress : G/F, 133 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong3rd Regional...

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Conference on Urban Age to be held in Hong Kong on 16-17 Nov 2011

The "CITIES, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING URBAN AGE CONFERENCE" will be Organised by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society in partnership with the University of Hong Kong druing16-17 November 2011. "Cities are critical sites for both enquiry and action in relation to health and well-being. With up to 70 per cent of the world’s population concentrated in urban areas by 2050, global well-being will...

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UNEP Survey on Emerging Issues for Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 (Before 30.9.2011)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is conducting the 2011 ‘UNEP Survey on Emerging Issues‘ and invites everyone to participate. The output from the survey will be used to inform UNEP’s input to the ‘Emerging Issues’ theme of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio 2012.UNEP recently conducted a Foresight Process on emerging environmental issues, in which 21 issues were identified through consultation with more than 400 scientists worldwide and systematic debate by a panel of 21 distinguished scientists....

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Second phase of Hong Kong Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme to take full effect on 19 Sept 2011

The second phase of the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS) will be fully implemented on Monday (September 19) to include washing machines and dehumidifiers under the scheme. The MEELS was introduced in May 2008 through the Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Products) Ordinance (Cap. 598), under which energy labels are required to be shown on all prescribed products for supply in Hong Kong to inform consumers of their efficiency...

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Solar photovoltaic energy systems causing lead emissions in China and India

A study by Chris Cherry, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering in University of Tennessee, Knoxville, discovered that solar power, which depends particularly on lead batteries, releases more than 2.4 million tons of lead pollution in China and India.The researchers found that the countries have large amounts of lead leak into the environment from mining, smelting, battery manufacturing, and recycling – 33 percent in China...

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Public consultation on initial proposals for the Regional Cooperation Plan on Building a Quality Living Area in PRD

The Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao governments today (September 1) jointly launched a three-month public consultation on initial proposals for the Regional Cooperation Plan on Building a Quality Living Area(The Plan).Source: http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201109/01/P201109010129.htmMore info: http://www.gprd-qla.com/Consultation Documents:  http://www.gprd-qla.com/en/class_resource.asp?classid=8&left05=hli...

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