Press Releases
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2024-09 -12 Taiwan's Ministry of Environment announces three Carbon Fee regulations, officially ushering in the era of carbon pricing -
2024-07 -12 Ministry of Environment announces latest national greenhouse gas inventory Greenhouse gases will still be on the rise after the global pandemic in 2022, but Taiwan's greenhouse gas emissions will be on the decline -
2024-05 -14 Climate Info Hub Launched on Earth Day -
2024-05 -09 Taiwan's Ministry of Environment releases 3 drafts of the carbon fee regulations -
2023-12 -29 Revised Enforcement Rules of "Climate Change Response Act" Announced
Climate Change Affairs
Climate change is a global challenge all humans face. To accelerate Taiwan's national emission reduction and reinforce Taiwan's ability to respond to climate change, the EPA proposed the "Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act" amendment bill, amending its name to "Climate Change Response Act" (also known as the "Climate Act"). The amended "Climate Change Response Act" includes the Net Zero by 2050 goal, established ministerial responsibilities and authorities, added just transition, strengthened emission control and incentives to encourage emission reduction, dedicated uses for carbon fees collected, added a chapter on climate change adaptation, included carbon footprint and product labelling, and reinforced transparency and civic engagement mechanisms.
- Foundations of Climate Legislation
- National Climate Change Action Guidelines
- National Determined Contribution (NDC)
- Periodic Regulatory Goals
- Sectoral GHG Reduction Action Programs
- Local GHG Reduction Action Programs
- National GHG Inventory Report and National Communication
- Net-Zero Pathway and Key Strategies
The government and private secor are dedicated to promoting greenhouse gas emission management and reduction. To understand industry greenhouse gas emission realities, the "Greenhouse Gas Emission Examination Process Guidelines" and online emissions estimation tool were created to help industries consolidate and calculate greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, to ensure the quality of greenhouse gas emission examinations conducted by examination organizations, certification systems generally used by the international community are adopted and accreditation organizations are employed to accredit examination organizations.
Entities and governments at all levels may independently or collaboratively propose voluntary emission reduction programs and implement GHG reduction measures to apply for reduction credits from the central competent authority. These reduction credits must be used according to the conditions and deadlines stipulated by the central competent authority.
In alignment with international voluntary carbon market development trends, voluntary reduction mechanisms must adhere to several criteria: they should be measurable, reportable, and verifiable; they must also be additional, conservative, and permanent. Furthermore, these mechanisms should not cause environmental harm or result in double-counting to ensure the steady promotion of actual overall national reduction.
To reinforce Taiwan's ability to respond to climate change and build a natinoal climate change adaptation mechanic, the MOENV proposed for the Executive Yuan's approval "National Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (2023-2026)," which includes seven major areas for impact adaptation. Through inter-ministerial consolidation and implementation, the plan aims to enhance Taiwan's basic overall ability to respond to climate change and maximize implementation efficiency and performance.
Thematic Websites
Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
This system consolidates greenhouse gas emission examination and auditing. Registered businesses may report yearly greenhouse gas emission data through a portal, while MOENV-approved "Certified Accreditation Organizations," "Certified Examination Organizations" and other information are available for businesses. In addition, the system provides "Greenhouse Gas Emission Examination Process Guidelines," "Estimation Tool," and "Greenhouse Gas Examination Registration Form" for businesses to stay informed about greenhouse gas examination.
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Examination
- Greenhouse Gas Auditing Organizations
Carbon Footprint Information Platform
In order to assist enterprises in calculating product carbon footprints, it continuously builds and updates basic raw material carbon footprint emission factors and product category rule (PCR), provides enterprises to apply for Product Carbon Footprint Labels(PCF Labels), and also discloses the carbon footprints of products with PCF Labels. It's available for public information.
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Footprint Label
- Product Category Rules
- Carbon Footprint Emission Factor