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Taster Lecture Recap \u2013 \u201cPolicy Challenges for Sustainability Transition\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/h5>

The SLG Programme gave prospective Master\u2019s students a glimpse into one of the programme\u2019s core courses <\/b>SLGP 7007 Governance and Policy for Sustainability Transition.<\/span><\/p>

Dr Vivian Chu, Programme Co-Director and Course Coordinator, kicked off with an overview of\u00a0<\/b>fundamental concepts in public policy\u00a0and the policy-making process, before unpacking why sustainability issues present unique challenges for policymakers. She also explored the concept of framing\u00a0and how it shapes (and sometimes distorts) public understanding \u2014 especially in the context of climate change mis\/disinformation.<\/span><\/p>

Professor Ian Li then joined to share his research on climate technology and the concept of mitigation deterrence \u2014 the concern that placing too much emphasis on solutions like Direct Air Capture (DAC) could reduce the perceived urgency or public support for cutting emissions, and potentially divert political attention, capital, or resources away from more conventional mitigation strategies. This is a critical issue: the urgency and severity of climate change demand action on all fronts \u2014 both adaptation and mitigation \u2014 which means reducing emissions at the source and deploying carbon removal measures.<\/span><\/p>

His research questions include how different narratives around DAC influence people\u2019s sense of urgency for conventional mitigation, drawing on data from a large-scale public survey. The findings offer rich insights into the complex intersections of technology, policy, and society, while revealing tensions in climate change policy shaped by public opinion.<\/span><\/p>

The event offered a taste of the rich discussions students can expect in the Programme!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Are you interested in shaping a sustainable future?
\nExplore critical questions such as \u201cWho gets to define “sustainability” in a world of competing corporate and public interests\u201d and learn how to craft impactful strategies by joining SLG Programme.
\nThis taster lecture examines sustainability challenges\u2014systemic interdependencies, policy inertia, and governance gaps\u2014alongside climate attitudes and policy preferences in relation to the role of fossil fuel investments in carbon removal technologies. It analyses how different climate narratives influence public support for transition policies, revealing tensions between technological optimism and climate urgency in regulatory frameworks amid sustainability transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7617"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7671,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7617\/revisions\/7671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}