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APCO Amendment Goes against Public Opinion to Cap Power Plants CO2, says Greenpeace Survey
April 06, 2008
On the eve of the World Health Organization’s World Health Day, which falls under the theme of climate change this year, Greenpeace activists covered their eyes with black cloths and unleash black balloons representing CO2, in front of a banner which says “Edward Yau Letting Go of CO2, Hong Kong Climate in Danger”. The act is to condemn the government of turning a blind eye to uncontrolled CO2 emissions from power plants, which directly impose adverse impacts to the environment and citizens’ health.
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This year's World Health Organization’s World Health Day falls under the theme of climate change. Greenpeace activists on the eve of the world's day covered their eyes with black cloths and unleash black balloons representing CO2, in front of a banner which says “Edward Yau Letting Go of CO2, Hong Kong Climate in Danger”. The act is to condemn the government of turning a blind eye to uncontrolled CO2 emissions from power plants, which directly impose adverse impacts to the environment and citizens’ health .
Frances Yeung, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner criticizes the government of appeasing powerful syndicates by making multiple concessions to the two power companies when formulating the new Scheme of Control Agreement (SOC) and failed to limit CO2 emissions from power plants. The government is now recommitting the same error and shirked to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, thus letting go the golden opportunity to combat climate change.
Greenpeace commissioned the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong to conduct a climate change survey. Among 514 interviewees who aged 18 or above, around 65% expressed concern to impacts of climate change to the Earth, and 70% worried its impacts to Hong Kong. In addition, 70% believed the government has an urgent need to manage the crisis; more than 80% agreed that the government should follow the footsteps of countries in the European Union and the UK to limit carbon emissions from power plants; nearly 85% agreed to impose a cap on carbon emissions from power plants in the Air Pollution Control Ordinance.
Carbon dioxide from power plants accounts for 70% of the city’s total emissions and the figure has been increasing by 20% in the past 10 years.
Greenpeace also suggests that power plants may cut their total carbon dioxide emissions by 15% of the 2006 level by 2020, so as to alleviate climate change. The Legislative Council will commence amendment to the APCO this Thursday to regulate air pollutants from power plants from 2010 onwards. However, carbon dioxide leading to climate change is not included in the discussion.
Frances Yeung, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner criticizes the government of appeasing powerful syndicates by making multiple concessions to the two power companies when formulating the new Scheme of Control Agreement (SOC) and failed to limit CO2 emissions from power plants. The government is now recommitting the same error and shirked to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, thus letting go the golden opportunity to combat climate change.
Greenpeace commissioned the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong to conduct a climate change survey. Among 514 interviewees who aged 18 or above, around 65% expressed concern to impacts of climate change to the Earth, and 70% worried its impacts to Hong Kong. In addition, 70% believed the government has an urgent need to manage the crisis; more than 80% agreed that the government should follow the footsteps of countries in the European Union and the UK to limit carbon emissions from power plants; nearly 85% agreed to impose a cap on carbon emissions from power plants in the Air Pollution Control Ordinance.
Carbon dioxide from power plants accounts for 70% of the city’s total emissions and the figure has been increasing by 20% in the past 10 years.
Greenpeace also suggests that power plants may cut their total carbon dioxide emissions by 15% of the 2006 level by 2020, so as to alleviate climate change. The Legislative Council will commence amendment to the APCO this Thursday to regulate air pollutants from power plants from 2010 onwards. However, carbon dioxide leading to climate change is not included in the discussion.
