Carbon Audit • Green Partner

• Encourage members to support "Green Hong Kong • Carbon Audit" campaign
• Organize and co-organize activities to promote environmental protection
• Invite other occupants of the building to take environmental friendly actions
• Formulate staff guidelines on energy conservation, which includes
  • Increasing energy efficiency of computer, lighting, air-conditioning and other electrical equipments to avoid wastage
  •  Reducing paper consumption
  • Recycling waste paper

The Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club is committed towards sustainability by implementing energy conservation, environmental protection and related programs. The relevant measures and plans are briefly summarised below.

Reduce electricity consumption

• Replacements of existing installations by electronics of higher energy efficiency
• Replaced traditional light bulbs by energy-efficient and saving light bulbs
• Switching off air-conditioning, lighting and equipment in office zones not in operation
• Encourage staff to save energy by smart notices in the office
• Adopt LED technology and advanced lighting control technology in future office renovation project

Reduce paper consumption

• Communicate via intranet or internet to save papers
• Copy and print on both sides of the paper, where appropriate
• Electronic filing is required whenever possible. Reduce the need to copy and print, do so only when needed

Water conservation

• Effective Use of Water
• Introduce a reverse osmosis plant to take in seawater, desalinate it and use it to irrigate the greens

Reuse and Recycle

• Donation of used sports equipment to charitable organisations for reuse
• Encourage members to participate in recycling initiatives
• Reuse stationery such as paper, folders, envelopes, boxes, etc.

Support Green Transportation

• Install EV chargers at the Club
• Consider adopting a green fleet for staff transportation in future

Other

• Organise tree planting activities to promote environmental preservation
• Provide recycle bins for reusable items

• Aim for recognized green building certifications for new construction projects to demonstrate the university’s commitment to sustainability.
• Investigate and implement renewable energy solutions in order to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy.
• Install electric vehicle (EV) charging points to encourage the use of EVs instead of gasoline-powered cars.
• Gradually phase out university’s gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of electric alternative to enhance our campus’ sustainability.
• Advocate for the use of shuttle services and public transportation options to minimize carbon footprints.
• Enhance the recycling facilities across campus to encourage responsible waste disposal.
• Conduct annual carbon audit to assess our greenhouse gas emissions, identify areas for improvement and track progress towards our sustainability goals.
• Improve energy savings by upgrading to energy-efficient appliances and systems, implementing smart building technologies and promoting energy conservation practices among the campus community.
• Encourage a paperless environment by promoting digital communications and resources, minimizing paper usage across campus.
• Launch various campaigns and initiatives that cultivate an environmental conscious mindset among staff and students, promoting low-carbon practices in daily life.

Gas Production

• Introduce natural gas as a partial feedstock replacement for naphtha for gas production since 2006
• Utilise landfill gas from restored Shuen Wan, NENT and SENT landfills for gas production
• Develop a heat recovery system at Tai Po Gas Production Plant to recover and use waste heat generated from production processes
• Commission the first hydrogen extraction pilot project to produce high purity of hydrogen in Hong Kong
• Explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative source of fuel for public buses
• Install and expand PV systems at our Tai Po Gas Production Plant

Gas Network

• Install solar panels at outdoor gas offtake / pigging stations
• Implement trenchless technologies for laying underground pipes to generate less waste and consume fewer resources
• Use gas detectors, sniffer dogs and vehicles equipped with sensitive laser methane detectors for more comprehensive and precise leakage detection
• Upgrade and repair ageing pipes to reduce leakage

Office Operation

• Obtain Final Platinum BEAM Plus Existing Buildings V2.0 – Comprehensive Scheme at North Point Headquarters building
• Obtain ISO 50001:2008 certification at North Point Headquarters building
• Modernise the freight lifts and enhance chiller plant automatic control
• Replace older petrol vehicles with newer electric models and install 30 chargers at North Point Headquarters building
• Replace conventional lighting with more energy efficient T5 fluorescent tubes, LED and induction lamps in offices, warehouse, lifts, and some common areas
• Install energy efficient oil free water cooled centrifugal plant at North Point Headquarters building
• Reduce energy consumption by using timer control, sensors, and environmentally-friendly appliances
• Collect various types of materials for recycling or reuse
• Promote eBilling services, e-procurement practices, and paperless inspection platform to reduce paper use

Customers – Residential Gas Appliances

• Offer a comprehensive range of modern, eco-friendly and energy efficient appliances
• Equip all newly sold balanced flue water heaters with a hydro-generator to replace the need for conventional battery cells
• Implement “Used Gas Appliance Recycling Programme” since 2003 to collect unwanted appliances from customer premises for recycling and metals recovery
• Achieve at least Grade 2 in the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS) in late 2023 for all residential cooking appliances and water heaters

Customers - Commercial & Industrial

• Supply landfill gas to Nethersole Hospital and North District Hospital as energy for the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System to utilize waste heat for disinfection, laundry and other purposes, realising the green concept of “turning waste into energy”
• Supply waste heat from the Tai Po Gas Production Plant to a neighboring food factory
• Save energy by installing Integrated Primary Air-handling Unit (Integrated D-PAU) with desiccant wheel equipped with solar collectors

Supply Chain

• Complete the ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement certification
• Adopt S-Carbon platform to manage GHG emissions from our supply chain of Hong Kong operations

Public Awareness Enhancement

• Organise Green Flame Project – Smart Energy Competition to encourage students creating innovative smart energy solutions
• Host ESG symposium/conference in promoting climate, nature, and sustainability-related development
• Provide Green Cooking Tips to help customers maximise energy efficiency when using towngas
• Raise public awareness of low carbon living through Low Carbon Action! Campaign

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is committed towards sustainability by implementing the energy conservation, environmental protection and other related programs. The relevant measures and plans are briefly summarized in below.

Property / Facilities Related Measures and Programs

• Established the Environmental Management Policy
• Developing carbon care sustainability awareness through the inter-departmental Environmental Ambassadors
• Conducted carbon audit for Jockey Club Headquarters and plan to conduct a more comprehensive scale of carbon audit for all other critical premises for identifying the carbon footprint
• Completed the Gap Analysis for LEED Certification for JCHQ
• Conducting a clubwide energy audit for entire portfolio of club premises
• Plan to conduct IAQ survey for JCHQ and OCBs
• Completed emissions study for Olympic Game
• Conducting staff communication via intranet and meeting for promoting green ideas and initiatives
• Adopted central fresh water-cooled chiller plant for chiller retrofit and replacement projects
• Conducting chiller plant optimization control by means of aggressive chilled water temperature reset control and late start/early stop of chillers in mild and winter season
• Use of building management system to automate the controls of facilities and to schedule chiller running based on equipment efficiency monitoring
• Adopting comprehensive metering system to monitor the running efficiency of all intensive energy consuming facilities and areas
• Use of heat pump system for pre-heating the domestic hot water
• Demand ventilation control by means of monitoring of indoor carbon dioxide level throughout club premises
• Implementing those energy conservative measures as identified from energy audits
• Daylight harvesting for lift lobbies in our office premises by photocell control and delamping
• Customized the lighting control zones to reduce the energy consumption for lightings in extended service hours in headquarters
• Use of motion detector control in meeting / conference rooms and executive rooms for room temperature setback control and automatic switch off of lightings
• Implement replacement of all incandescent lamps to energy efficient type compact fluorescent lamps
• Adopt LED technology and advanced lighting control technology in future office renovation project
• Replace conventional EXIT sign to LED type
• Adopt direct digital control for fan coil unit system in JCHQ for remote temperature monitoring and setback controls
• Installing the digital type thermostat to automate fan speed of fan coil units in meeting / conference rooms and executive rooms
• Conduct modernization program for all existing lift installations with consideration of latest energy standard
• Rainwater recycling for toilet flushing purpose in Happy Valley racecourse
• Conduct major retrofitting works with consideration of energy standard and requirements stipulated in EMSD Code of Practices or other relevant standards
• Provided recycling bins for consumable goods and rechargeable batteries

• Established the Campus Carbon Neutrality Committee to plan, develop, implement, monitor and review progress on the Campus Carbon Neutrality roadmap and related energy management initiatives for the University to achieve its aim towards carbon neutrality on the PolyU campus by 2045.
• Developed a Campus Carbon Neutrality roadmap in which in the short term and medium term, the University targets to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 20% to 25% by 2028 and by 50% by 2033 respectively. In the long term, the University targets to achieve Scope 1 and 2 carbon neutrality by 2045.
• Established the Campus Carbon Neutrality funding scheme to use the campus as a testbed to apply sustainability-related new technology and research solutions to enhance energy saving and reduce carbon emissions.
• Eco-blocks have been widely adopted in paving roads on and around the campus, and in making concrete and architectural motars for buildings.
• Electricity consumption information will be collected by smart electric metering systems on a departmental level and specific uses to enable the University to apply big-data analytics for future energy optimisation, fostering an energy-efficient campus and cultivating the culture of energy-conscious behaviours through educational and engagement programmes.
• Building-integrated photovoltaics applications have been applied on various parts of campus to promote, clean, eco-friendly, and renewable energy.
• The University has run the GreenCoin initiative on campus since 2019. GreenCoin as a mobile app enables users to earn virtual coins for engaging in sustainability activities including recycling or BYO (Bring Your Own) practices. GreenCoin serves a s a platform to engage the University community to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.

• Net-zero campus solutions through the Sustainable Smart Campus initiative
• Net-zero new building standards and sustainable procurement standards
• Solar panels on building rooftops
• LED smart lighting with motion sensors allowing gradual dimming for bathrooms, lift lobbies, staircases
• Smart thermostats and wireless energy meters to facilitate energy reduction during no-occupancy period
• Variable Speed AHU Replacement and chiller plant operations optimization
• Laboratory virtual stack fans recommissioning, and ultra-low temperature freezer audit and refurbishment plan
• Overnight computing energy waste study and campaign

• Switch from coal to gas for power generation and cease coal-fired power operations by 2035.
• Actively develop local RE sources and explore opportunities to deploy advanced zero-carbon energy solutions such as
  green hydrogen. On top of our existing 0.8-MW wind turbine, we will commission additional solar power systems to double the installed capacity of photovoltaic (PV) panels. Total installed capacity of our PV panels will be more than 2.3 MW by end 2023. Subject to the Government’s approval, we are also planning to build an offshore wind farm located southwest of Lamma Island, with a capacity of around 150-MW.
• Offer a Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as part of our Smart Power Services package for customers to support local development of RE and decarbonization.
• Participate in the CDP to report the corporate GHG emission inventory. We access and manage climate-related risks and opportunities with reference to local and global best practices, such as recommendations from Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and relevant guidance from HKEX.
• Conduct carbon audits and energy audits for HK Electric’s office buildings and implement energy saving initiatives. We also conduct
  retro-commissioning studies utilising AI-based systems to optimise air-conditioning operation.
• Encourage and remind employees to conserve energy at all times.
• Participate in the Carbon Reduction Certificate and Energywi$e Certificate schemes under the Hong Kong Green Organisation Certification (HKGOC) to promote and implement energy efficiency measures and to reduce carbon footprint.
• Participate in the Wastewi$e Certificate scheme under HKGOC to promote and implement “4R” programme – waste Reduction, Recover & Recycle of materials and Reuse of resources.
• Implement environmental management programmes under the ISO 14001 environmental management system for continuous improvement in environmental performance.
• Implement energy management programmes under ISO 50001 energy management system for continuous improvement in energy efficiency performance at Lamma Power Station.
• Implement practical measures for reducing water consumption, reusing or recycling wastewater and minimizing the effluents discharged from Lamma Power Station.
• Provide services, advices and financial assistances through various programmes under the Smart Power Care Fund, helping the disadvantaged, customers and the community adopt low-carbon and smart lifestyles and improve living environment while providing care to the community.
• Provide free energy audit service to help our non-residential customers identify energy saving potential for improving energy efficiency at their business premises.
• Provide Smart Power Building Fund to subsidise building owners to implement retrofitting, retro-commissioning and building-based smart technology projects to enhance the energy efficiency of communal building services installations.
• Provide a one-stop free Smart Power EV Charging Solution service to assist customers in implementing EV charging solutions for reducing carbon emissions and improving roadside air quality.
• Provide a one-stop Smart Power for Construction Site service to help our customers receive timely grid electricity supply for construction sites. The initiative will displace the use of diesel generators and thus reduce carbon emissions, air and noise pollution throughout the construction life cycle.
• Strive to reduce electricity consumption, water consumption, paper consumption and waste generation at our key office premises including Hongkong Electric Centre, Electric Tower, Electric Centre and seven main buildings at Lamma Power Station.
• Encourage customers to go digital to eliminate paper consumption wherever possible. For example, opt for e-billing, use electronic forms and the online platform to handle account matters.
• Participate and support tree planting activities.
• For more details, please visit our website at https://www.hkelectric.com/en/

Improve Energy Efficiency

• Lutron - Specializing in Lutron intelligent dimming control systems
• All our electrical appliances carry a Grade 1 energy label
• Our campus exclusively utilizes LED liahtina

Utilize Renewable Energy

• The school had purchased Solar Mobile Power Supply for charging small appliances

Minimize Waste - Encourage recycle and reuse

• Providing recycling workshop to parents and staff to enhance community awareness
• Recycling Thursday for students
• Redress
• Food waste collection

Education and Engagement

• Earth Month
• Year One - Reduce water consumption
• Year Two Half Day - Reduce carbon emissions
• Year Two Extended Program - Cherish food, reduce food waste - whole year initiative

All students learned about turning off lights when leaving a classroom, adopting a low carbon commute and reducing food waste during snack and lunch time

• Academy trip: visiting the rocket (food composter), visiting Academy's rooftop garden
• Weekly nature and exploration program lessons for EP students to be more engaged in sustainable gardening
• EP's trip to K-Farm, Hong Kong's first urban farm that combines hydroponics, aquaponics and organic farming
• Community Activities - Participation in the "Green Community" Environmental Recycling Campaign
• Extended Program classes has implemented the "I Will Finish My Lunch" initiative

• Air conditioner efficiency improvement project
• Add / replace window tint film for all windows
• Replace all T5 fluorescent tubes with LED tubes