Problems
Exercise
Carbon Emissions
Consequences
Brain
Grades
Chinese University Study
<50% of people aged 2 - 17 meeting the international recommendation of one hour of physical activity per day.
≈30% take part in physical activities at least once per week
≈80% travelling by foot/bicycle to school
≥70 minutes of physical activity at school every week
≥1 organised sports per week
≥1 physical active games a week
Compared with other high income regions, Hong Kong scored "Mediocre"
Baptist University Study
3/4 of Hong Kong children exercise <60 minutes daily
7% of children did not exercise at all outside of PE classes
Cardiovascular fitness
Muscle fitness
Long term diseases (e.g. type 2 diabetes, heart disease)
Metabolism
Mental health
Social/life skills
Hong Kong fallen 78% short of 2030 carbon emissions target set by C40 cities for high emission cities
Set to reduce carbon emissions by 3.3 to 3.8 tonnes per capita by 2030
Trailing behind its counterpart cities in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric mobility, and curbing greenhouse gas emissions
Fossil CO2 emissions in Hong Kong were 47 million tons in 2016
Carbon Emissions -> climate change
Increased temperature
Rising Sea levels
Shrinking permafrost and glaciers
Extreme weather events
Ocean Acidification
Last mile
The difficult last part in the transportation of people and packages from hubs to their final destinations
Transportation hub (e.g. train station) to the final destination