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
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