Interdisciplinary Programs Office Division of Environment and Sustainability 238 Division of Environment and Sustainability Fuel and Mobility Poverty in Hong Kong Supervisor: DELINA Laurence Laurencio / ENVR Student: PARK Jungjoon / EVMT Course: UROP1100, Fall This project developed a short research proposal for assessing the prevalence of fuel and transport poverty in Hong Kong. Poverty surveys done by the Hong Kong SAR is currently limited to how many households are lacking income. A recent trend of global poverty studies pays more attention to understanding the inaccessibility of goods necessary for households to satisfy their basic needs. This research proposal aims to measure the prevalence of fuel and transport poverty in Hong Kong’s North and Kwun Tong administrative districts through household surveys and spatial analysis using Geographic Information System. The final output will include key fuel and energy poverty statistics in the test districts. Interrogating Fintech-Enabled Solar Power as ‘Energy Democracy’ in Hong Kong Supervisor: DELINA Laurence Laurencio / ENVR Student: LAM Rainbow Yi Hung / EVMT Course: UROP1100, Fall This UROP seeks to examine the status and potentials of a fintech-enabled renewable energy market and its relationship with energy democracy in Hong Kong. During this term, we conducted a literature review, developed the first draft of our interview guide, identified potential interviewees/respondents, and completed our applications for research ethics. Our literature review suggests the following: (1) Blockchain can help improve cash flow of businesses that provide renewable energy; (2) Areas with developed financial markets are seen to have more growth in the renewable energy sector; and (3) Blockchain application is not widely seen in the oil and gas markets. Our report concludes with an outline of our future work. Interrogating Fintech-Enabled Solar Power as ‘Energy Democracy’ in Hong Kong Supervisor: DELINA Laurence Laurencio / ENVR Student: LAM Rainbow Yi Hung / EVMT Course: UROP2100, Spring This UROP seeks to examine the status and potentials of a fintech-enabled renewable energy market and its relationship with energy democracy in Hong Kong. During this term, we finalized our principal research instrument, an interview guide, and firmed up our list of interviewee/respondents. We also ran a pre-test of our interview guide and modified our interview protocol based on this trial run. Our pre-test suggests, preliminarily, (1) perception on the increased deployment of solar energy in Hong Kong, (2) barriers in terms of lengthy project approval process, limited land area, and solar panel inefficiency, and (3) less familiarity with concepts of “energy democracy” and “fintech-enabled solar power.” Our report concludes with an outline of our future work.
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