HKU Journalism Climate Change

Masters students at HKU Journalism are covering the biggest story of our time, from an Asian perspective.

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Thx @Martina_Igini from https://t.co/xJ2WDf5Mjx for your climate tips https://t.co/TGt83SlfvO

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Thx @Martina_Igini from https://t.co/xJ2WDf5Mjx for your climate tips #https://www.linkedin.com/posts/martina-igini_i-had-so-much-fun-talking-to-students-at-activity-7330215386388357123-h9CH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABMgBsBey1EIgF4n0JYTyImeUqB8c5ZeJY

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Thanks @Martina_Igini from https://t.co/xJ2WDf5Mjx for your climate tips #https://www.linkedin.com/posts/martina-igini_i-had-so-much-fun-talking-to-students-at-activity-7330215386388357123-h9CH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABMgBsBey1EIgF4n0JYTyImeUqB8c5ZeJY

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Journalists must find anchor people in communities -those already engaging with the most affected stakeholders -and show how climate change impacts them, Mark Cheung, co-founder of NESS told our class @JMSC6041 #Hongkong #ClimateCrisis #ClimateStories #Climatechange

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Sharing a story I wrote on newly-discovered ghost roads snaking their way through #SoutheastAsia's #rainforests, posing unprecedented threats to an area already vulnerable to #climatechange. Researchers hope #AI can help https://t.co/eCDCbdpX0y

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

HK-based Mark Cheung and @ShrutheK, founders of youth-led climate group NESS, told our #climatereporting course @JMSCHKU how important it is to use local languages to tell the climate story, and urged journalists to use strong words to show the urgency #climatecrisis #climate

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

I was wondering if #climatechange is creating more #turbulent air for jets to navigate, and a study suggests so https://t.co/mp27pubdZL via @climate

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

A very nice graph on how fast wind and solar are growing compared to other sources of electricity.

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

💥Wind & solar are "fastest-growing electricity sources in history" – new @EmberClimate report

⛰️They're growing faster than demand: Peak fossil fuel power in 2024 – then "inevitable" decline

🏭They already shaved 22% off fossil power, saving 4GtCO2/yr

https://t.co/hOVx2aNkJ6

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

“Food is really the giant elephant in the room that no one is talking about,” says @GreenQueenHK founder
Sonalie Figueiras. She told @jmsc6041 that one-third of emissions come from food production but people “spend almost no time” linking it to the #climatecrisis #climatechange

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

We'll be looking at this work from HKU's @annielab_jmsc as a class to see what we can learn as we try to cover #climatechange in the #AsiaPacific region. @MasatoKJ #CHINA

[Masato Kajimoto | 鍛治本正人 @MasatoKJ]

Months of hard work by @annielab_jmsc, delving into Chinese social media in search of common themes surrounding climate misinformation. National pride and identity play a big role in driving misleading and false narratives (yep, no surprise there). https://t.co/8vqH9RxpnL

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

“Experiential learning is more important than learning from books. Learning through action is more important than just talking” says @ccil_hk CEO Chong Chan Yau in a lecture @jmsc6041 #carboncareinnolab #hongkong #climatechangeasia

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

CEO of CarbonCare InnoLab @ccil_hk Chong Chan Yau told @JMSC6041 about the importance of global citizenship in coming together to combat #climatechange #HongKong #climatecrisis

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Oh my -- these little faces just jumped out of this photo by Kemal Jufri for The New York Times. Appetite for palm oil is leading to deforestation and wiping out wild orangutans in Borneo. @nytclimate #deforestation https://t.co/80zkq8TjK3

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

In a changing climate there are more "generalist" species like rats, scientist @AliceCHughes told @JMSC6041, leading to disease and loss of #biodiversity. Generalists don't care if it gets hotter or colder, replacing specialist climate-sensitive species. #climatechange #species

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

Conservation scientist @AliceCHughes spoke to @JMSC6041 about creating green spaces in #HongKong, including planting trees on rooftops. These spaces create "thermal buffers," absorbing #urbanheat so animals can cool down amid a warming planet #climatechange #hongkong #urbanheat

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

A great resource to follow some of the brightest minds at #COP26 @CoveringClimate #climate #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency

[Covering Climate Now 🦋 @coveringclimate.org @CoveringClimate]

.@ClimateTracking always has brilliant fellows (one of them won our inaugural emerging journalist award, ahem @rahmadiaa91!) and they're reporting on #COP26 this year, many in-person. They're a must follow: https://t.co/dh7jBUMPBN

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

The science is clear. To survive the climate crisis, we’ll need less land devoted to animal grazing and feed, not more. We need plant-rich diets, not meat-heavy ones. The UN Food Summit must choose for a liveable planet via @greenpeace https://t.co/6uyJqq2sKG

[Mary Hui @maryhui]

Prepped a short talk on Hong Kong identity today for @JN_Institute & @JMSCHKU; sharing brief notes here in case it's of interest to others. [thread]

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

This year really feels like a tipping point -- floods in Europe, China, India, Australia and even the streets of London along with fires in Greece, Turkey and America. It's hard to deny that #climatechange is real and happening right now. #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateEmergency

[Covering Climate Now 🦋 @coveringclimate.org @CoveringClimate]

“The bad news is, dangerous climate change has arrived...the good news is, we can prevent it from getting worse. The latest science tells us that if we bring our carbon emissions down to zero, the planet stops warming up.” - @MichaelEMann https://t.co/83YK6ALYAI

[HKU Journalism Climate Change @JMSC6041]

While it's great to see the action China is taking in developing #solarpower, my dream is to see windows and other infrastructures already in place generating solar energy rather than taking up land.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

50% of all new #solar power in the world is established in #China.
In 2020, China’s solar power generation reached 142 billion kWh. It's time to catch up.

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #tech #GreenNewDeal #BuildBackBetter