| This year’s Paris climate talks will set the pace and scene for long-term low-carbon economic development and Hong Kong’s business sector should be well positioned to capitalise on this, environmental experts and officials said. Nation states may be the ones setting targets and making universal commitments but non-state actors have the responsibility for implementing such changes and taking action, said Lilas Bernheim, French deputy consul-general to Hong Kong, whose country will be hosting the landmark Conference of Parties (Cop21) this winter.
“We’ve learned a lot from the inefficiencies of previous [Conference of Parties] and that it’s not just enough for diplomatic negotiations,” she said. “It should take a more holistic approach … not only involving governments but non-state actors, civil society and businesses.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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