The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) will strive to reach carbon peak by 2030, according to its second five-year plan released yesterday.
During the period from 2021 to 2025, Macau will actively push for energy conservation as well as emissions and waste reduction, and step up prevention and control of environmental pollution so as to maintain a balance between urban development and environmental protection, the plan states.
To reduce carbon emissions by vehicles, Macau will eliminate all heavy-duty passenger vehicles that fail to meet certain emission standards in the coming five years and step up monitoring of air pollution through legislation, the plan noted.
It also stated that from next year the local government has to procure electricity-powered vehicles and set up charging facilities in its new office buildings. Existing public parking places will install charging devices if possible and newly-built parking lots must include such facilities, according to the plan. – Xinhua, MPD
