Electricity consumption and its environmental implications in two special administration regions: Hong Kong and Macao
Electricity consumption and its environmental implications in two special administration regions: Hong Kong and Macao
- Author(s): T.M. Lai ; W.M. To ; K.H. Lam ; W.C. Lo
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.2127
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- Author(s): T.M. Lai ; W.M. To ; K.H. Lam ; W.C. Lo Source: 9th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management (APSCOM 2012), 2012 page ()
- Conference: 9th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management (APSCOM 2012)
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.2127
- ISBN: 978-1-84919-743-4
- Location: Hong Kong, China
- Conference date: 18-21 Nov. 2012
- Format: PDF
Hong Kong and Macao's economies have growth continuously after the millennium. With the support from the central government, Hong Kong becomes one of the world finance centers and the largest initial public offering (IPO) market by fund-raising size while Macao is the world's gaming center. In addition, Hong Kong and Macao welcomes 25 million or more visitors a year. Nevertheless, the commerce, services, and tourism industries consume a significant amount of resources during their service provision. Specifically, this paper identifies the sectoral and total electricity consumption in Hong Kong and Macao and explores possible trends for future consumption. The paper also determines the environmental impact of electricity consumption using greenhouse gases (GHG) emission. Results show that per capita GHG emission due to electricity consumption increased slightly from 4.01 tonne CO2-equivalent in 2000 to 4.26 tonne CO2-equivalent in 2010 in Hong Kong while it increased rapidly from 2.68 tonne CO2-equivalent in 2000 to 5.2 tonne CO2-equivalent in 2010 in Macao. (5 pages)
Inspec keywords: power consumption; travel industry; environmental economics; air pollution control
Subjects: Environmental factors; Pollution detection and control; Power utilisation
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