Yan Honglin, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management at CUHK, pointed out that the World Health Organization estimates that outdoor air pollution causes 4.2 million premature deaths every year, and air pollution has become one of the most important environmental problems in the world.
Although the Hong Kong government has launched the "Hong Kong Clean Air Blueprint 2035", he believes that Hong Kong's emission reduction policy must start with improving citizens' behavior. He suggested that the government should provide incentives from policies to encourage citizens to use more transportation and city planning to be pedestrian and bicycle-friendly.
Yan also believes that the authorities can include the latest scientific research results when evaluating various emission reduction measures, and should evaluate the health risks of citizens exposed to different pollutant levels in addition to calculating changes in air pollutant concentration levels.
Yan Honglin, Associate Professor of the Department of Geography and Resource Management at CUHK, stated on the Radio Hong Kong program "Hong Kong Letters from Home" that the quality of air affects the health of Hong Kong people and the image of the city. He hopes that the government will start by changing the behavior of citizens to achieve truly effective emissions reductions. .
Promoting non-zero emissions of electric vehicles
He explained that the non-zero emissions of electric vehicles only move "the pollutants emitted by the original car to the chimney mouth of the power plant" and only solve the roadside air pollution problem. He suggested that the government implement policies as soon as possible and provide incentives for the public to take more public trips. Means of transportation, such as making transportation faster, cheaper and more comfortable; planning cities from the perspective of "pedestrian-friendly" and "bicycle-friendly"; and using the latest scientific research results to increase the cost-effectiveness of policies.
Yan Honglin, who is also an expert member of the WHO Global Air Pollution and Health Technical Advice Group, suggested that the government conduct a large-scale systematic assessment of public pollutant exposure levels, that is, when evaluating various emission reduction measures, in addition to calculating changes in air pollutant concentration levels, it also To assess the health risks of citizens exposed to different pollutant levels.
▼On June 29, the Environment Bureau announced the "Hong Kong Clean Air Blueprint 2035"▼
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