Chinese tech behemoth to fund technologies that prevent carbon dioxide emissions and suck the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.

The city has contributed to the GBA’s academic research and development in fields of strategic importance such as biomedicine, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

The world’s largest double-decker bus maker, Alexander Dennis, said electrification is the future for Hong Kong’s bus fleet and hopes to roll out more battery-powered models for the city to meet its decarbonisation goals.

Facilities capable of producing 70,000 to 100,000 tonnes of green methanol from leftover food will be ready by the end of 2025, Shi Pingyang, vice-president of Shenergy, told reporters on Wednesday.

Hydrogen-powered trucks will cost less than their fossil fuel burning rivals by 2027 in China as Beijing’s enabling environment starts paying off, according to chairman and president of Refire Group, China’s top supplier of hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

Fintech company Stacs and ESG consulting firm Downundered are among those offering tools for SMEs to measure emissions.

Readers weigh in on whether Hong Kong should consider adopting hydrogen-powered buses, the installation of more electric-vehicle charging points, and lessons from the Dubai floods.

Oil consumption in China’s transport sector will peak next year ‘at the latest’ as rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) pulls the plug on petrol consumption, according to the nation’s largest oil and gas producer.

Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.

Ampace is betting on a boom in home energy storage systems and the ‘batterification’ of tools and electronic devices as it aims to solidify an already dominant position in a part of the market away from electric cars and smartphones.

Scientists buoyed after pledge by mainland Chinese officials that Hongkongers will be able to join future polar research missions.

Xue Long 2 docks at Ocean Terminal and opens to visitors in first visit to Chinese port on return from exploration of Antarctica.

Climate mitigation and adaptation projects that ‘stand on their own’ appeal to more mainstream investors, one financier says, especially after controversies that dented confidence in voluntary carbon credits.

EnerVenue, a rechargeable batteries start-up co-founded by the family office of tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit, aims to build factories in the US and China to commercialise an old technology deployed in outer space for use on Earth.

Epago Technologies, which makes ‘new-generation electrodes’ for hydrogen fuel cell batteries, aims to use the city’s innovation, policy, and geographical advantages as a springboard to access bigger markets in mainland China and Europe.

CellX started life as a cultivated meat producer, but is now diversifying its product range to include fermentation, paving the way for a faster market launch

Reaching a sufficient scale and the low cost of carbon-removal credits remain as major challenges for making microalgae a viable decarbonisation technology.

Avant Meats is expanding its lab-grown seafood production capacity amid growing popularity of sustainable seafood.

Reaching 160km/h (99mph) in a trial run, China’s new hydrogen-powered train is touted as a cleaner transport option as the nation strives to peak emissions by 2030.

With the world facing a US$4 trillion green investment gap a year, transition finance will grow in importance because of regulatory support in Asia, experts say.

Towngas, which last raised its basic tariff by 4.4 per cent in August 2022, is under pressure to lift gas tariffs this year ‘as we need to invest further in our network infrastructure’, managing director Peter Wong says.