Focal areas

• How to make capitalism more sustainable? Including following the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) www.ifrs.org/groups/international-sustainability-standards-board/ and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) www.globalreporting.org.
• Governance for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide removal and adapting to climate change. Attended UN Climate Conferences in Copenhagen (2009); Cancun (2010), Durban (2011), Doha (2012), Paris (2015), Marrakesh (2016), Bonn (2017), Katowica (2018), Madrid (2019), Glasgow (by internet 2021) and Sharm el-Sheikh (2022).

Professional Qualifications and Other Positions

• Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants   CPA (HKICPA) and Chair of its Sustainability Committee.
• Fellow of Civic Exchange

Papers and Presentations

• The case for using a Sunlight Reflector at Earth’s Li point to stop global warming (December 2023)
• Introductory presentation on Carbon Added Cost and Carbon Net Zero Viability proposals for consideration by ISSB and other standard setters (March 2023)
• Paper setting out ‘Carbon – Added Cost’ and ‘Carbon – Net Zero Viability proposals. https://civic-exchange.org/report/carbon-added-cost-c-ac-and-carbon-net-zero-viability-c-nzv-proposals-for-consideration-by-issb-and-other-standard-setters/ (March 2023) 
• Background paper for Civic Exchange’s response to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. https://civic-exchange.org/report/ghg-protocol-consultation-response/ (March 2023) 
• Moderated Post COP27 panel on the Pressure for decarbonisation shifting to Non-State Actors’ https://ienv.hkust.edu.hk/events/post-cop27-hong-kong-forum (March 2023) 
• Response to IFRS’s International Sustainability Standards Board's Exposure Draft on Climate Standards (July 2022)
• Response to to the US SEC consultation on Climate Disclosure  (May 2021)
• Response to IFRS Foundation’s consultation on changing it constitution to accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board  (May 2021)
• Response to IFRS Foundation’s consultation on setting up a Sustainability Standards Board (December 2020)
• ‘Hong Kong 2050 is now project’: Recommendations to the Hong Kong Government regarding the Council For Sustainable Development’s recommendations for Hong Kong targeting Net Zero emissions by 2050 (November 2020)
• ‘Hong Kong 2050 is now project’: Policy Recommendations for the HKSAR Chief Executive’s 2020 Policy Address (September 2020)
• ‘Hong Kong 2050 is now project’: Toward a better Hong Kong: Pathways to Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (June 2020) 
• Report on Post COP25 Hong Kong forum (January 2020)
• Report for IPCC Co-Chair seminar at HSBC (October 2019)
• Response to the Public Engagement on Hong Kong’s on a long-term decarbonisation strategy for Hong Kong (September 2019)
• Post COP24 HK Forum: Implications for Hong Kong’s long-term decarbonisation strategy (March 2019)
• The Future of the Paris Agreement: Event report on talk by Prof Daniel Bodansky; Arizona State University (May 2018)
• Green bonds – why all the excitement?: The climate change context for HSBC’s Credit Conference (June 2017)
• Integrated Reporting consultation (May 2017)
• Star Ferry Franchise consultation -  air pollution issues (March 2017)
• Paris and Marrakesh: Where is the action on climate change going? (December 2016) 
• Sustainable use of biological resources (October 2016)
• Lantau development (May 2016)
• KMB franchise (April 2016)
• Paper given to the HK Inst of Engineers Environmental Forum on minimising the cost of Hong Kong making an appropriate contribution to global GHG mitigation (April 2016)
• Electronic Road Pricing (March 2016)
• Keynote for Civic Exchange’s seminar on Hong Kong’s fuel mix for electricity generation (May 2014) 
• Doha and the road to Paris (Jan 2013)
• Submission to the UNFCCC on ‘Achieving cost–effective greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change adaptation’ (Mar 2012)
• Common but Differentiated Responsibility at Rio+20 (April 2012) – Page 4
• What happened at COP17, Durban 2011? (Feb 2012)