Chen Guoji, director of the Hong Kong Department of Government Affairs, said that in the process of moving to carbon neutrality, the city of Hong Kong and the neighboring Greater Bay Area can complement each other and develop the innovation industry chain of upper, middle and lower reaches.The country contributes to carbon neutralization.
Chen Guoji delivered the above speech on Thursday (September 15) on the Road to Ecocity -Hong Kong Environmental Protection Science and Technology Forum 2022 and the launching ceremony of the Environmental Protection Technology Entrepreneurship Competition.
According to the press release of the official website of the Hong Kong Department of Administration, in order to cope with the climate crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in September 2020 that China will strive to discharge the carbon dioxide discharge by 2030 and in 2060Realize carbon neutrality before.China announced the outline of the 14th Five -Year Plan last year to outline the main purpose and requirements of climate change.
Chen Guoji said that Hong Kong is also committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and will reduce its carbon emissions from the level in 2005 by 2035.The Hong Kong Government also released the Hong Kong Climate Action Blueprint 2050 in October last year. It sets up carbon reduction strategies such as "net zero power generation", "energy -saving green construction", "green transportation" and "national waste reduction", leading Hong Kong to carbon neutralize carbon neutralizationEssence
Chen Guoji pointed out that Hong Kong's going to carbon neutrality will undoubtedly face many challenges, but at the same time, it will usher in many new opportunities.The Hong Kong Government will invest about 240 billion Hong Kong dollars (about S $ 42.9 billion) in the next 15 to 20 years to implement measures to slow down and adapt to climate change.Promoting low -carbon transformation can promote the development of circular economy and new industries. It can also create investment and employment opportunities, including green energy supply, new energy transportation tools, waste reduction and recycling, turning waste into energy, green finance, green planning, technological innovation, etc., Bring a variety of development opportunities for the next generation of Hong Kong.The resources that the Hong Kong government and private enterprises are expected to invest in the next few years can create tens of thousands of employment opportunities.He also said that Hong Kong's need to move towards carbon neutrality requires the whole people to practice low -carbon green life, and the participation of young people is particularly important.
Huang Shuxian, deputy director of the Hong Kong Environment and Ecology Bureau, sent a message to the youth to actively participate in the forum and assist Hong Kong to move towards the future of carbon neutralization and green development, including getting rid of the reclaiming area, making good use of the abolition of waste into materials, turning the transfer, and transferringWaste -capable technology, creating employment opportunities, attracting talents to Hong Kong, and strengthening Hong Kong's green economy recovery.
