Climate Change | Hong Kong carbon footprint
Climatechangeisthedefiningchallengeofourtime,anditaffectseachandeveryoneofus.Hereyoucanlearnaboutwhatclimatechangeis,thewaysinwhichitisoccurringinHongKong,whattheGovernmentisdoingtocombattheproblem,andhowyoucanhelptoo.WhatClimateChangeisClimatechangereferstothechangeinclimateasaresultofhumanactivitiesthatcauseachangeintheatmosphericcomposition,inadditiontonaturalclimatevariability.Humanactivitiescauseincreasesinatmosphericconcentrationofgreenhousegases,mainlythroughburningoffossilfuels.Thegr...
Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and it affects each and every one of us. Here you can learn about what climate change is, the ways in which it is occurring in Hong Kong, what the Government is doing to combat the problem, and how you can help too.
What Climate Change isClimate change refers to the change in climate as a result of human activities that cause a change in the atmospheric composition, in addition to natural climate variability. Human activities cause increases in atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, mainly through burning of fossil fuels. The greenhouse gases act like a blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat on Earth and keeping our planet warm. However, the human-induced increases in greenhouse gases have enhanced the greenhouse effect and caused the climate system to warm – a phenomenon commonly called global warming. This general rise in temperature in turn leads to a proliferation of other problems, such as more frequent heat...