Upcoming Events
HK 2050 is Now and our partners promote gatherings and public engagements to mobilize climate action in Hong Kong. Check out this space for details of our upcoming events, and how you can participate!
15-09-2020
About this Event TEDxCountdown was a global event initiated by TED, aiming to pr
17-08-2020
Can data sharing increase sustainable smart mobility in Hong Kong? You are welco
06-08-2020
This online conference is free-of-charge but registration is needed. Please regi
02-07-2020
Treat yourself and loved ones to pre-loved menswear, womenswear, childrenswear a
02-07-2020
The Green Employment Scheme: Graduates Subsidy Programme, as an initiative under
18-06-2020
As the financial materiality of environmental and social issues becomes increasi
18-06-2020
Civic Exchange joins hands again with World Resource Institute in a study to inf
17-06-2020
Speakers: Ms. Min Yuan (Energy Transition Project Manager of WRI China Climate a
23-05-2020
Background The context for COP25 included: The IPCC’s special reports on 1.5°C,
27-03-2020
Topic: Solar Innovations (Part 2) Date: 31 March (Tuesday) Time: 2:00pm to 3:00p
18-03-2020
ReThink is being designed specifically for professionals who are driven by, or c
21-02-2020
Hong Kong is a small city that is well positioned to take a leading role in the
03-02-2020
We are very excited to announce the launch of our Climate Crisis Blog Writing Co
29-12-2019
Civic Exchange joins hands with World Resource Institute in a study to explore H
29-12-2019
We held a workshop to present on the climate context for Hong Kong, exchange vie
29-12-2019
Download Event Report Climate change is now widely recognised as a key risk face
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We commission and promote critical research, analysis, policy action and public engagement toward a carbon neutral Hong Kong. We act to combat global climate crisis and at the same time make life better for our city.
16-12-2020
South China Morning Post: After a turbulent year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor rounded out…
#Climate Urgency, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance
25-11-2020
SCMP: The Council for Sustainable Development has finally published the results of its public engagement on…
#Building Efficiency, #Energy, #Mobility
25-11-2020
PRESS RELEASE Press Release Download Hong Kong, 25 November 2020 – Independent public policy think tank, Civic…
#Air, #Building Efficiency, #Climate Urgency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance, #Mobility, #Waste
27-10-2020
SCMP: Mr Lo Wai Kong’s letter “Environmental experts should map out a long-term carbon neutral strategy…
#Building Efficiency, #Climate Urgency, #Energy, #Green Finance, #Mobility
14-10-2020
TEDxCivic Exchange Launches a Series of Virtual Gatherings, Championing Climate Solutions for Hong Kong TEDxCivicExchange_Launch_PressRelease…
#Air, #Building Efficiency, #Climate Urgency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance, #HKUST-IENV, #Mobility, #Waste
13-10-2020
Harbour Times: “Action on decarbonisation today will provide fresh employment and business activities that can offset…
#Climate Urgency, #Energy, #Green Economy
30-09-2020
SCMP: Despite the damage wreaked by Covid-19, there is amid all the uncertainty an appreciation of…
#Climate Urgency, #Energy, #Green Economy
29-09-2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is not a surprise in its impact but only in its timing. We have been long-warned by health…
#Climate Urgency
25-09-2020
On 25 September, Civic Exchange and World Resource Institute shared insights and discussed key issues from…
#Climate Urgency
18-09-2020
Joint NGO submission to the Chief Executive for 2020/21 Policy Address Press Release For Immediate Release …
#Air, #Building Efficiency, #Climate Urgency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance, #Mobility, #Waste
07-09-2020
Press Release Hong Kong, 4 September 2020 – The Hong Kong Green Finance Association (“HKGFA”) announced…
#Green Finance
31-08-2020
SCMP: The government’s anti-epidemic spending on jobs and businesses has eaten hugely into Hong Kong’s fiscal…
#Climate Urgency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Waste
31-08-2020
Warning: Ice Pump threatens Pearl River Delta The ‘Ice Pump’ is eating into the West Antarctic…
#Climate Urgency
17-08-2020
Environmental Scorecard: Rediscovering Hong Kong’s Climate Policy Direction Our team has long identified a lack of…
#Air, #Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance, #Mobility, #Waste
17-08-2020
On 31 July 2020, the HK2050isNow Climate Idea Exchange brought together 30 prominent NGOs to share…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Green Finance, #Mobility, #Waste
04-08-2020
Iceland, Paraguay and Costa Rica have transitioned their energy supply to 100% renewable sources and more…
#Energy
22-07-2020
This past Friday, HK2050 is Now team member, Fiona Lau, spoke at a youth climate forum…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #Green Economy
14-07-2020
A new report shows that a carbon neutral city is within reach by decarbonising the power…
#Building Efficiency, #Energy, #Green Economy, #Mobility
06-07-2020
Green Queen: A new report by a Hong Kong-based public policy think tank says that if…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Mobility, #Waste
02-07-2020
SCMP: Hong Kong should explore importing “clean” hydrogen from regional neighbours as an alternative to using…
#Building Efficiency, #Energy, #Mobility
30-06-2020
By Lisa Genasci, CEO ADM Capital Foundation Under the HK2050 is Now banner, Civic Exchange (CEx)…
#Air, #Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Green Finance, #Mobility
08-06-2020
Recovery plans for economies across the world must include the development of a new strategic approach…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy
04-05-2020
To fulfil the Paris Agreement, all countries should strengthen their national climate plans in 2020. Here…
#Energy
28-04-2020
By Christine Loh, a former Undersecretary for the environment and is an adjunct professor at Hong…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #HKUST-IENV
27-04-2020
SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current Covid-19 pandemic, has spread around the world in the last…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy
08-04-2020
I’ve been thinking these days about how we take this challenging moment, this public health crisis…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy
08-04-2020
Even a tiny rise in temperature would lead to the melting of permafrost, which could release…
#Consumption & Lifestyle
06-04-2020
If tap water is running during a 20-sec handwash, it will use 1.5 to 2 L…
#Consumption & Lifestyle
31-03-2020
While the novel coronavirus is raging through the world, it may well be the reminder that…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #HKUST-IENV
26-03-2020
The city’s youth would find Beijing more open to a dialogue on how the country can…
#Energy, #HKUST-IENV
23-03-2020
Visionary leaders would foresee worst-case scenarios and make strategic plans to deal with them should they…
#Consumption & Lifestyle
20-03-2020
Stop. Just stop. It is no longer a request. It is a mandate. We will…
#Air, #Consumption & Lifestyle
10-03-2020
Greta Thunberg No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference is a collection of speeches…
#Consumption & Lifestyle
03-03-2020
【A FEW WAYS TO DONATE TO TREE-PLANTING AROUND THE WORLD】 1.Change your primary search engine…
#Consumption & Lifestyle
18-02-2020
Empty shelves as Hong Kong supermarkets struggle to restock amid a buying frenzy over fears that…
#Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Waste
17-02-2020
The answer is Glasgow COP26, which will convene in November 2021, will be taking place in…
#Energy
03-02-2020
“We need more women taking decisions for our climate!” – Teresa Ribera, Spanish Minister of Environment…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Mobility, #Waste
29-01-2020
At the Post-COP25 Hong Kong Forum held 17 Jan, Civic Exchange Researcher, Mr C.Y Lawrence Iu,…
#Energy
14-01-2020
A public opinion survey shows that most people in Hong Kong believe climate change will have…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Mobility, #Waste
10-01-2020
According to the UNEP Emissions Gap report, global greenhouse gas emissions need to fall by 7.6%…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Mobility, #Waste
27-12-2019
This decade was the warmest decade on record. The world officially warmed 1 degree above pre-industrial…
#Building Efficiency, #Consumption & Lifestyle, #Energy, #Mobility, #Waste
13-12-2019
Over two weeks of international climate negotiations in Madrid at COP25 ended in mid-December. However, with…