60 companies in polluted Hong Kong sign up for carbon reduction
Hong Kong - Sixty companies in energy-hungry Hong Kong have signed up for a programme to promote low-carbon lifestyles, a environmental conference heard Monday.
The government-backed campaign run by environment activists the Climate Group aims to find ways to lower high-rise Hong Kong's carbon footprint, which is reckoned to be one of the world's biggest.
Speaking at the launch of the one-year campaign Monday, environment secretary Edward Yau appealed to businesses and individuals to help make it a success.
Yau hailed the campaign as "a very good step forward" but said the city of 7 million had much work to do to reduce its carbon footprint and adopt more environmentally friendly lifestyles.
Hong Kong is one of the world's most polluted and energy-hungry cities and previous campaigns to raise environmental awareness have met with only limited success.
