Seminars & Events

Over a century ago, Blanford (1884) discovered a significant relationship between snowcover in the Himalayas and the Indian monsoon strength, referred to in the modern era as the Blanford Hypothesis (BH).   Despite a large number of studies on the BH, fundamental mechanisms linking the

This talk will highlight two topics in atmospheric chemistry: the direct climate impact of carbonaceous aerosols, and tropospheric chlorine chemistry. They both have potentially large but still very uncertain roles in global climate and air quality.

Climate change has become a global challenge today. Being part of the international community, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been striving to formulate and implement policies in combating climate change and building a sustainable and low-carbon environment.

Most electric utilities in the United States charge two-part tariffs to residential customers: fixed monthly fees insufficient to cover the fixed costs of power plants and transmission lines, and per-kWh volumetric prices in excess of the marginal cost of providing electricity.

Air pollution and traffic congestion are two of the most pressing urban challenges in many fast-growing economies.

The speech will highlight the major Climate and Energy challenges facing China and Hong Kong. It will also review the various key climate, energy and clean energy transformation actions being undertaken and planned.

Innovation is the key in all industries which always push forward the existing technology to better performance. Upon the recent demand on sustainability design, Arup HK has invented an Air Induction Unit which creates natural breeze for the application of built environment.

Recurring transboundary haze from Indonesian wildfires in previous decades significantly elevated particulate matter (PM) concentrations in Southeast Asia. The elevated PM reduced visibility in Singapore, which is located around 200 km from the closest wildfires site in Indonesia.