COP 28 Panel – Pictures, Recap, and Press Release

CanChamHK Joint Committee Event brings Key stakeholders together to discuss COP28 Breakthroughs

Ms. Rachel Bedlington, Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao, emphasized Canada’s contributions to COP28 discussions and actions.

 Mr. CF Wong, Commissioner for Climate Change for Hong Kong, highlighted HK’s efforts at hashtag#COP28, including plans for carbon neutrality and coal cessation.
𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯s 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 2035 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 2050?

The panel discussion, moderated by Patricia Slawinska, featured experts Hendrik Rosenthal (CLP Holdings) on energy transition, Simon Mak (Ascent Partners) on compensation funds, and Sonalie Figueiras (Green Queen Media) on climate change’s impact on the food chain, Rafi Cristobal (The Harbour School Hong Kong) on the insufficient allocation of climate finance to education.

Thank you to Irene N.Y. Chu for providing closing remarks to conclude such a great session!

Special thanks to lunch sponsor Manulife for providing a delicious plant-based lunch and to our venue sponsor KPMG! And thank you to our Sustainable Development Committee chair Steven Lu for bringing us all together for this empowering discussion.