11:25 – 12:15
China has pledged to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. What progress has been made so far? Hear from experts on the role of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in spurring China’s energy transition, and how development of the Northern Metropolis can be aligned in areas of digitalisation and green finance to drive the development of clean energy innovation.
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Moderator
Lawrence Iu
Executive Director
Civic Exchange
Civic Exchange
Executive Director
Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.
In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.