Civic Exchange is an independent Hong Kong public-policy think tank established in 2000.

We use in-depth research and dialogue to inform policy and engage stakeholders on addressing environmental and development challenges in Hong Kong. Civic Exchange has published or co-published more than 200 research reports since 2000. Our research covers four areas that make up a liveable city: environmental, economic, social, and governance. Recent published reports include our flagship report Towards a Better Hong Kong: Pathways to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 (2020), and reports in different aespects:

1. Decarbonising Power

a. Powering a Carbon-Free Hong Kong: Pathways Towards a Net-Zero Emissions Power System for Hong Kong (2021)

b. The Road to 2050: Can Hong Kong Achieve Its Climate Goals? (2025)

2. Decarbonising Building

a. Decarbonising Hong Kong Buildings: Policy Recommendations and Next Steps (2020)

3. Decarbonising Mobility

a. Decarbonising Hong Kong’s Roads: Pathway Towards a Net-Zero Road Transport System (2022)

b. A Roadmap to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions for Transportation Sector in Hong Kong (2023)

c. A White Paper Outlining the Hydrogen Strategy of Hong Kong (2024)

d. A Pathway for the Deployment of Hydrogen in Hong Kong’s Public Buses (2024)

4. Sustainable Finance

a. Decarbonisation Pathways and How Finance Can Help to Accelerate Business to Transition in Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area (2023)

b. Leveraging Finance to Decarbonise Hong Kong and the GBA: Transition Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy (2023)

c. How far are we from adopting ISSB? A Practical Guide for Adopting ISSB with Regional and Local (Hong Kong) Perspectives (2023)

d. Hong Kong’s Role in Enabling Credible Energy Transition Finance (2024)

5. Nature-based Solutions

a. Unlocking the Potential of Nature in Climate Action – A Report on Hong Kong’s Nature-based Solutions (2024)

6. Climate Education

a. Learning for a Greener Future: Accelerating Climate and Biodiversity Action Through Education and Empowerment (2025)

In 2019, Civic Exchange created the Hong Kong 2050 is Now Initiative, with the aim of mobilising action to transition Hong Kong towards long term carbon neutrality by mid-century.

Civic Exchange has been ranked among the top 50 environmental think tanks in the world by the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania since 2011.

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