2.5
Carbon emission
2.5.1 What is carbon footprint?
An individual’s
is the direct effect of one’s actions and lifestyle on the environment in terms of carbon
dioxide emissions. In Hong Kong, about 75% of our electricity is generated from burning coal and natural gas. Cars,
buses and aeroplanes use fossil fuels. From our home electricity use, travel and diet to the clothes we wear, all our
actions involve emission of carbon dioxide and have a direct or indirect contribution to climate change.
TECHNICAL NOTE
Consequence of increase in carbon emissions – long hot
summer, no winter
The weather is becoming hotter and winter will disappear in Hong Kong. The prediction is that by the year
of 2100, there will be less than 1 cold day (12°C or below) per year. For the latest projected annual mean
temperature anomaly for Hong Kong, please refer to the webpage of Hong Kong Observatory below.
Temperatures go up with the increased emissions of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere, one of the many
consequences of climate change encountered in Hong Kong. In addition, heavier rainfalls, more tropical
typhoons, a hotter and wetter climate and a higher potential for landslides are all to be expected. Climate
change is not just the business of others. Every single person should take steps towards low-carbon living
and trim their carbon emissions
Read more at:
1. Climate change
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2013). Climate change. Retrieved 4 June 2013, from
2. Latest projected annual mean temperature anomaly for Hong Kong
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Hong Kong Observatory. (2013).
Projections of Hong Kong climate for the 21st century. Temperature projection. Retrieved 1 August 2013,
from
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Carbon emission
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The basics
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