AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHeat & climate risk: The Hong Kong Observatory warned El Niño could intensify this year’s tropical cyclones into super typhoons, while a “very hot weather” warning points to temperatures likely rising from 33.4°C to around 35°C, with higher readings possible if showers and thunderstorms hit later in the day. Renewables in Hong Kong: A new solar farm on restored landfill in Tseung Kwan O (South East New Territories Landfill) has started feeding into the government’s feed-in tariff scheme, with about 1.2 million kWh of green power annually and an estimated 530 tonnes of CO2 cuts per year. Extreme weather impacts in China: Carbon Brief’s China briefing reported deadly record rainfall across central and eastern provinces, with heavy downpours driving deaths, emergency support funding, and warnings that wet conditions may continue into June. Local sustainability push: CUHK’s Faculty of Social Science released Hong Kong’s first University Sustainability Index, assessing 151 universities worldwide on social responsibility and sustainability performance. Governance & environment-linked integrity: A HKUST ocean science professor was jailed for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe tied to an environmental health and safety postgraduate admission case, with the court citing reputational harm.
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