The government is planning to create a legal basis for the nation’s efforts to reach net carbon neutrality by 2050 by amending the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act (溫室氣體減量及管理法) and renaming it the “Climate Change Response Act,” the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said on Thursday.
The draft amendment changes the emissions goal stipulated in the act to “net zero” by 2050, the EPA said, adding that the act currently only aims at a 50 percent reduction in emissions from 2005 levels.
Efficient use of energy is the key to carbon neutrality, and the draft amendment introduces mechanisms that would control and
Tsai Ing-wen sets carbon neutrality goal for 2050
LEGAL REQUIREMENT: The act on greenhouse gas reduction should be amended with the goal to keep pace with the global consensus on climate change, Premier Su said
By Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taiwan should follow the global trend and strive for net-zero carbon emission by 2050, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.
Tsai made the remarks at an American Innovation Center International Earth Day event hosted by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in Taipei.
Countries that develop new technologies and adopt renewable energy early would be in a good position for the future, she said, adding that Taiwan is undertaking research and development in key areas.