Gas emissions will be 35pc above 1990 level, study finds
But reducing them in line with the Kyoto Protocol will hit economic growth
Hong Kong's greenhouse gas emissions will rise 35 per cent above the 1990 level in seven years, a recently released study says.
But if strong measures are taken to reduce the increase, this could have an impact on economic growth and push up electricity prices, it found.
The greenhouse gas emission control study, commissioned by the Environmental Protection Department, forecasts that emissions will reach 52 million tonnes by 2010 because of an increasing population and economic activities.
The level of emissions in 1990 was 39 million tonnes and in 2001 it was more than 40 million tonnes.
Completed in late 2000 and released last month, the study was the first of its kind to project Hong Kong's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.
It found the power sector, particularly electricity-generating plants, were the main source of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane.
