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China's climate goals / Basic Housing Units Bill / Million-year-old skull and human evolution

2025-10-02

China's climate goals / Basic Housing Units Bill / Million-year-old skull and human evolution

2025-10-02

On Thursday's programme, we talked about President Xi Jinping's climate goals as China plans to cut emissions by seven to ten percent from peak levels by 2035.
After the break, a lawmaker told us about the recemtly passed Basic Housing Units Bill. The development makes it mandatory for owners of subdivided flats to register their properties and meet standards set out by the government.
And finally, an expert explained the findings of a study done on a million-year-old human skull.
9:05am-9:30am: China's climate goals

Speakers:

Benjamin Horton, Dean at the School of Energy and Environment; Chair Professor of Earth Science, City University of Hong Kong

Xu Yuan, Associate Professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9:32am-9:45am: Basic Housing Units Bill

Speaker: Andrew Lam, Lawmaker and veteran urban planner

9:46am-10:00am: Million-year-old skull and human evolution

Speaker:

Michael Rivera, Biological Anthropologist and Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong

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