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Professor Peng GONG, HKU Vice-President (Academic Development) and HKU experts discuss cliamte change related issues 

“Climate change requires urgent and collective forces. I wish for big resources to power big plans and unleash the big potential of our community to wrestle with the big challenge.”
--- Professor Wei Pan, Associate Dean of Engineering and Director of Net Zero Lab, HKU
 

“The Climate Change Brainstorming Workshop allowed me to see huge potentials for developing strategic research on people-environment interactions to address the climate change emergency. A cutting-edge research platform can be set up with a clear vision and stanch support to promote excellence in tackling climate change challenges and making the world better.”
--- Professor Becky P.Y. Loo, Professor and Director of Institute of Transport Studies,  Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU

“Climate change presents a complex problem that involves high levels of uncertainty and interdependencies with other sectors and systems. Building networks and collaborations, such as the initiative being launched by HKU, are key to tackling the problem from multiple angles to achieve resilience.”
--- Dr. Nicole Khan, Faculty of Science, HKU
 

“Climate change is altering our planet rapidly. But while the stakes are high so are the opportunities! There is substantial academic talent across HKU working on different elements of climate change. By bringing this expertise together, we can truly foster innovation that will lead to impactful and positive change for our future.”
--- Dr. Timothy Bonebrake, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, HKU

“Climate change is global while actions are local… it is highly necessary to understanding risk and vulnerability within an urban area, as they are an essential stepping stone upon which local governments build informed adaptation action.”
--- Dr. Chao Ren, Faculty of Architecture, HKU
 

“HKU’s first workshop to launch a research initiative on climate change is really inspiring… and motivates me to develop many multilateral research collaborations among colleagues here. There is great potential to perform ground-breaking, interdisciplinary research on climate change at HKU, and I am very pleased to see that the SMT is keen on supporting this effort.”
--- Dr. Jed O. Kaplan, Faculty of Science, HKU