Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Minister Chang Tzi-chin (張子敬) is to lead a government delegation to the seventh Our Ocean Conference in Palau this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.
The conference, to be held tomorrow and Thursday, is hosted by the US and Palau, one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies.
It would be the first time Taiwan is able to send an official delegation to the annual event that is committed to taking concrete and significant actions to protect the ocean, the ministry said in a statement.
Previously, the EPA minister participated in the conference in a personal capacity.
Senior government officials would
/ Staff writer, with CNAEnvironmental Protection Administration （EPA） Minister Chang Tzi-chin （張子敬） is to lead a government delegation to the seventh Our Ocean Conference in Palau this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.
Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Chang Tzi-chin (張子敬), head of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), will be leading a governmental delegation to attend the 7th "Our Ocean Conference" (OCC) to be held in Palau later this week, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Monday.
The National Development Council (NDC) yesterday unveiled a road map for Taiwan’s push to become “carbon neutral,” with sources of renewable energy to account for at least 60 percent of the nation’s energy mix, which would exclude nuclear power.
NDC Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said there is no need to worry about electricity shortages or a lack of green energy during the transition.
The nation is capable of increasing electricity supply by 2 percent each year, sufficient for companies to expand their operations, Kung said.
He confirmed plans to impose a carbon tax to subsidize the development of green energy sources and purchases
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