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Actions in Hong Kong
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Climate change is a global challenge that calls for global actions. Hong Kong is committed to working closely with the international community to combat climate change. In the past decade, a string of measures have also been implemented to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
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Hong Kong is a service-based city and we do not have energy-intensive industries. Our major contributor of greenhouse gases is from power generation and the transport sector. To reduce our carbon footprint, the most direct and effective method therefore would be to enhance the overall energy efficiency of our society. To this end, Hong Kong, alongside 20 other Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economies, has set a target to achieve a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25% by 2030 (with 2005 as the base year).
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To co-ordinate the Government's work in responding to climate change, we have set up an Inter-departmental Working Group on Climate Change (IWGCC) comprising of 5 bureaux and 16 departments to co-ordinate, develop and promote our work in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. The IWGCC is now conducting a comprehensive consultancy study to assess the impact of climate change on Hong Kong and to recommend how we could further strengthen the existing control of greenhouse gas emissions and our climate change adaptation measures.
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Actions for Specific Sector
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