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【編者按】全球矚目的第三十屆聯合國氣候變化大會（COP30），今天起正式於巴西貝倫（Belém）召開。十年前，大會通過了《巴黎協定》，提出將全球平均氣溫升幅限制在工業化前以上1.5°C，作為應對氣候問題設定目標框架。然而，十年過去，暖化仍持續不止，2024年全球氣溫見歷史新高，1.5°C界線首次失守，加上今年美國再次退出巴黎協定、特朗普意圖否定氣候變化等國際風波，緩解氣候困境的努力正面臨嚴峻挑戰…… Read more

國家高度重視航天事業，香港特區行政長官李家超在新一份施政報告中指出，國家已把「商業航天」列為戰略性新興產業，香港會推動航天科技發展，支持太空經濟。事實上，香港有國際化優勢，以及雄厚的科研實力，多間大學均積極參與國家航天項目。為此特區政府持續加強相關投入，包括透過創新科技署創新及科技支援計劃下的「特別徵集（航天科技）」，專項撥款資助本地大學進行與航天科技相關的研發。香港文匯報綜合消息人士及翻查資料，整合了獲計劃支持的6個航天科研項目名單（見表），涵蓋新一代太空導航相機、製備高仿真月壤等高端科技。有項目負責人接受香港文匯報訪問，分享其研發的儀器已計劃於明年4月發射升空，可望為國家在全球碳排放監測領域提供可靠的數據支撐。 Read more

On the eve of the 2025 Policy Address, heavyweights called for concerted efforts to be made to unleash the potential of space commercialization and governance. “There is a general consensus that Hong Kong can do a lot to support the growth of the nation’s commercial aerospace economy and contribute to the peaceful use of outer space,” said Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, convener of the Executive Council and a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, at the Seminar on the New Space Economy, held by the Maritime Silk Road Society on Sept 16. Secretary for Innovation and Technology Sun Dong said cooperation has already begun in the research sector. “The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is dedicated to fostering global research collaboration. The Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre (HKSRE), a new InnoHK R&D center, has been established to develop multifunctional robots for space applications and facilitate local research clusters participating in the nation’s space missions.” Read more