About the Event

Hong Kong wishes to contribute actively to the national and global effort to cut carbon emissions that the world needs in order to maintain the 2°C warming scenario within this century. The Hong Kong Government has set targets to reduce carbon intensity by 50 per cent to 60 per cent by 2020, compared with the level in 2005 and through various efforts, Hong Kong is on track to meet this target. The Steering Committee on Climate Change chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration has been steering and co-ordinating the climate actions of relevant government bureaux and departments, and is looking ahead to the next steps that Hong Kong needs to take to achieve its longer term goals in the next decade and more.

In this talk, the Under Secretary for the Environment, Ms Christine Loh, will set out the key factors that Hong Kong needs to take into account in planning for a more climate-friendly future, look ahead to the major initiatives which can help deliver it and highlight the contributions needed from government, the business sector and the wider community.

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About the Speakers

Ms Christine Loh
Under Secretary for the Environment
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

Ms Christine Loh was the Chief Executive Officer of the non-profit public policy think tank Civic Exchange prior to joining the HKSAR Government in September 2012.Prior to founding Civic Exchange in 2000, Ms Loh had spent nearly a decade as a politician and member of the Legislative Council (1992-97 and 1998-2000).

Before joining the Legislative Council, Ms Loh held senior regional positions in commodities trading, as well as in project negotiation.Having been very active in public affairs since 1980, she had founded or served on boards of a wide range of non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong and overseas concerning a variety of issues including environmental protection, urban planning and design, and equal opportunity. Ms Loh is a lawyer by training.