Climate Action

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  Applications of Data Science for Climate Change Management Introduction  One of the greatest problems of the 21st century is anthropogenic climate change, which can have devastating effects on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scales. Climate data is already used for meteorological predictions and health analysis of atmospheric particles, such as PM2.5[1]. In ESG, there are new applications being developed for climate data for risk management, asset evaluation and control measures for financial impacts from climate change. The environmental sector focuses on conservation of natural resources through climate change emissions reduction, natural resource management, and waste management [2]. With the growth of sustainability consciousness, many companies are investing in the environmental sector, particularly risk prevention and post-calamity insurance. Social and governmental management of environmental factors requires data to be used for climate modelling, evaluations a

Ray Cheung Ray is a PhD student from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, experienced in research considering decision and game theory, logic and reasoning. He is also a talented writer, you can find his further research and credentials at: https://www.hongkongray.com/  Eshanee Bhattacharjya Eshanee is an Energy & Environmental Engineering undergraduate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, originally from India. She is passionate about sustainable product development and creating climate impact using technology. This website is our climate action policy information hub to document the research and discussions we've had during the course of the Yale Sustainability Global Climate Forum. Our team represents Track 3 (Policy Analysis) from Hong Kong.

  We want to keep pushing forward with our climate activism. Please join us if you are interested in our future projects (based on the actions we have explored during this project term):  Game theory analysis of climate policy negotiation utilizing data analytics. Sustainable product development and promotion of local circular economies. Petitions & activism for punitive measures against those who bring severe climate damage to local communities. Expanding network of global policy awareness for local communities. Policy drives efficiency towards combatting the biggest challenge of this century. Please join our initiative if you are interested. Upcoming articles & events: What kind of economic punitive measures are most effective?  Making a sustainable university campus  Bitcoin and energy sustainability  Hong Kong: Much Activism, Little Result? 

Hong Kong is well-known for being an influential global financial hub, one of the most technologically advanced societies, placing 4th in the world HDI. However, despite this, The Paris Watch has awarded HK a grade of C towards achieving their climate change goals in accordance with The Paris Agreement. HK’s unique political powers as a Special Administrative Region of China and past colonial influences put it in a tight position regarding environmental priorities. Due to HK’s limited land resource, there is a lot of dependency placed on imports for agricultural, energy and consumerism purposes. However, HK being a coastal city, has a lot at stake with sea-level rise resulting from global warming, thus continuing with ambitious plans for carbon neutrality till 2050.  Yet this report highlights a few significant issues. 90% of HK’s electricity use is attributed to buildings, yet significant measures for retrofitting and incentivizing green buildings are yet to be seen. Furthermore, the

Who would have guessed that international waste management was a hindrance to sustainable recycling methods? Due to concerns of international biohazardous wastes, which can threaten local biomes and environments, many countries practice incineration of airline waste. In an interview with Cathay Pacific (CP) worker “B”, we learned about her initiatives to combat the waste and emission footprint.  I: What motivated you to get involved in this initiative to remodel airline waste? B: As a flight attendant, I spend most of my time on planes or airports. About 4 years ago, I remember reading reports of many marine animals being found with ocean plastic in their stomachs, which made me interested in handling plane waste. After attending the Hong Kong Airport's sustainability courses by their sustainable development department, I learned a lot about how airports were adapting to emerging waste policies. The introduction of waste levee in HK encouraged the HKIA to substitute paper towels wi

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This is a research assignment I completed for my natural resource management course. It provides an overview of the effectiveness and potential issues pertaining to India's local Air Act Policy (1981), particularly with the issue of seasonal crop burning.    Introduction :  India is notorious for air pollution, hosting the “Asian Brown Cloud”, with PM in 180 cities 6 times the WHO standards (2). Major causes of air pollutants are biomass burning, industrial and transportation emissions.  A major contributor in the Northern states for emissions is burning of agricultural and municipal waste, which contributes to 30% of Delhi’s air pollution (1). India is the leading producer of agricultural waste, generating 500 millions tons of waste per year, only to be followed by Bangladesh at 72 millions tons/year, as is expected from India being the second largest agricultural economy globally (7). The Government of India (GOI) issued the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) in January 2019 to ta