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By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a US$300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. The closing plenary of COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24, 2024. Photo: COP29 […]
By Jiaxin Lu Rowdy cheers spilled from a Hong Kong banquet hall hosting a mass wedding party, as one of the 20 elderly couples renewing their vows coquettishly shared a strawberry marshmallow mouth-to-mouth. Couples pose for a group wedding photo in a restaurant in Hong Kong, on November 17, 2024. Photo: Jiaxin Lu/AFP. Dressed to […]
Hong Kong has raised its T8 typhoon signal as Tropical Cyclone Toraji neared, bringing squally showers and strong winds to the city. The Gale or Strom Signal, No. 8 was issued at 11.10 pm on Wednesday, with the Hong Kong Observatory saying it would remain in force until at least 10 am on Thursday. The […]
A Hong Kong judge has criticised the government over its delay in processing a legal aid application relating to a challenge over a planned tech hub. Social worker Eddie Tse in front of Hong Kong’s High Court on November 11, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. After rejecting activist Eddie Tse’s application to suspend proceedings in a […]
Hong Kong has issued its T1 storm warning as Tropical Cyclone Toraji came within 800 kilometres of the city. Tropical Cyclone Toraji’s predicted path on November 11, 2024. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory. The Standby Signal No. 1 was raised at 10.20 pm on Monday, a day after it was cancelled as Tropical Cyclone Yinxing moved […]
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a T3 storm warning as Super Typhoon Yinxing edged closer to the coast of southern China. Tropical Cyclone Yinxing’s predicted path, on November 9, 2024. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory. The Strong Wind Signal No. 3 was raised at 3.40 pm on Saturday and was expected to remain in force […]
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060. China is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say drive global warming and climate change. Solar panels. Photo: Kelly L/Pexels.com. But it is also […]
Beijing hopes the US will maintain “consistency” in its climate policy and continue bilateral cooperation regardless of next week’s election result, a Chinese official said Friday. The two countries have expanded climate policy cooperation since Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden met in San Francisco nearly a year ago. Workers instal photovoltaic […]
Most Hong Kong restaurants have made the switch to green alternatives since a ban on single-use plastics came into force last month. And while some have complained of extra costs, others have found unexpected savings in ditching disposable tableware. A serving of “two-dish-rice” on a paper plate with a wooden spoon, on November 1, 2024. […]
Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives. This picture provided by Taiwans Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows an archway collapsed in Banqiao District, in New Taipei City […]