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“The Belt & Road – Carbon Market Opportunities for Hong Kong” Seminar

2023-04-25

“The Belt & Road – Carbon Market Opportunities for Hong Kong” seminar organized by the Maritime Silk Road Society was held on 25 April. Mr Ken Chiu, Head of Carbon and ESG Products of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, was the speaker.

The seminar discussed environmental protection from various perspectives, and explained to the audience how to reduce carbon and the impacts of carbon reduction. Mr Chiu summarized ways to achieve “net zero” and utilize carbon credits and the potential changes due to carbon reduction, including the changes in business model, with several case studies. He added that organizations can gain more business opportunities by fulfilling ESG. He then explained various carbon-related terminologies such as “greenwashing”, “carbon dioxide emission peak” and “carbon neutrality”, and clarified the difference between compliance market and voluntary market.

During the Q&A session, participants raised questions on carbon credit pricing and carbon tax.