Just launching action plans or road maps is not enough if there are no clear, binding standards to keep the government and major carbon emitters accountable A regulatory approach would help make climate change pledges stick and aid other goals such as improving buildings’ energy efficiency...
今日多區嚴重水浸，反映積極應對氣候危機刻不容緩。然而，環境局今日發佈的《香港氣候行動藍圖2050》（下稱「藍圖」），沒有列出達至碳中和的實質對策，包括未有為排放大量溫室氣體的電力、運輸及廢物相關行業訂立法定減排目標及時間表。綠惜地球因此憂慮，「2050年碳中和這張藍圖期票，是計劃趕不上氣候變化。」...
特首林鄭月娥發表任內最後一份施政報告，以「聚焦發展，為香港勾劃未來」，提出發展「北部都會區」。綠惜地球指出，「北部都會區」面積300平方公里，即三萬公頃，是目前香港面積的27%，相等於三十個明日大嶼發展計劃，預料可容納目前近34%人口。 綠惜地球擔憂 ，「北部都會區」涵蓋的魚塘、濕地、綠化地帶，政府為求造地建屋，會犧牲生態環境。...
The first part of the 6th assessment report released by IPCC in August 2021 indicates that climate change is now an—if not the most—existential threat to humanity....
"Pro-establishment lawmakers have pushed the government into taking another 18 months to implement the scheme The government claims to have restored order in Legco, but the system doesn’t seem to be working effectively with regard to environmental goals"...
拖拖拉拉逾十五年的《都市固體廢物收費條例》（下稱《垃圾收費》）今日終在立法會三讀通過，但不代表該減廢火車頭便可全速啟動。綠惜地球指出，環保部門與政黨在三月舉行閉門會議，商議出連串附加限制，令法例有效落實徒添變數，減廢成效甩轆。...
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Green Talks 
14 Oct 2021
