Climate Change Administration

Chi-Ming Peng has been deeply involved in climate change efforts for many years and has participated in 11 United Nations Climate Change Conferences. His innovative contributions through private sector participation have helped Taiwan and the world move toward net-zero emissions.

He is also a scientist and entrepreneur, holding a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from National Central University, specializing in atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, and global cooling. He founded Taiwan’s first private weather company, which transformed the weather forecasting landscape that was once completely dominated by the government, contributing to climate technology-related services.

He has also been active in various private sector associations and environmental organizations, playing a key role in promoting open data and big data as a private sector advocate connecting Taiwan and Asia to the global community. Dr. Peng has served as a TV and radio weather broadcaster for 17 years and hosts an online live show, where he is a well-known presenter discussing climate, health, and environmental issues.

Dr. Peng is a vegetarian, passionately advocating for plant-based diets as a way to mitigate global warming and protect the planet.

In 2024, he was invited by Premier Cho Jung-tai of the Executive Yuan to serve as the Minister of Environment.

• LLM Degree in School of Law, Boston University

• Director General, Banking Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission
• Secretary General, Financial Supervisory Commission

Paul Peng, as Chairman of AUO from 2015, elevated corporate governance and guided the company's strategic direction, broadening innovation across display, system solutions, healthcare, and energy fields. Emphasizing sustainability, Paul led AUO into the global renewable energy initiative RE100. In March 2023, he became Group CSO, aiming to expand AUO's reach across diverse markets and build an industrial ecosystem for shared success. With 30+ years' experience, Peng's leadership at AUO notably shaped its global presence and market standing.

Mr. T.H. Tung is the founder and chairman of Pegatron Group, and he is also the honorary president of TCA. As one of the co-founders of ASUSTeK Computer, he led a team to develop a laptop computer brand which later earned highest market share in Taiwan and made its name to the top 10 laptop brands in the world. In 2008 Pegatron split from ASUSTeK, Mr. T.H. Tung joined Pegatron as chairman and group CEO. Pegatron Corporation employs strong design capability and abundant experiences to develop diverse DMS services. With the upmost usage of its net asset of NT$221.6 billion and the outstanding performance of 160,000 Pegatron employees worldwide, the consolidated revenue of Pegatron reached NT$1,257 billion in 2023.

Over his 28-year career, Sam has led sustainability coalitions and projects across the energy, shipping, aviation, and construction sectors.

As Director of Energy, Sam is responsible for connecting Climate Group’s network of over 600 corporations and 160 subnational governments, to drive impactful energy transition initiatives. This includes leading the RE100 initiative which brings together over 400 of the world's most influential companies committed to 100% renewable power.

Prior to leading RE100, Sam spearheaded Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative.

He is currently non-executive director of the Ethical Consumer Research Association and holds an MSc in Pollution and Environmental Control from the University of Manchester

After assuming several senior executive positions in Europe and Japan at Ricoh, Sergio Shigeo Kato was appointed General Manager of the Sustainability Management Division in 2015, where he was responsible for developing Ricoh Group‘s decarbonization declaration, driving Ricoh to become the first company in Japan to join RE100, and integrate SDGs values into business, leading the company to adopt ESG-oriented management. Since then, he has collaborated with companies across industries in Japan to resolve social issues related to climate change. He held roles as Co-Chair of the Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP), Board Member of the World Environment Center (WEC) and Board Member of Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ). He also served as member of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Climate Change established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and contributed in the launch of the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) in July 2018. Now he is co-representative of JCI from march 2023.

Axel Michaelowa holds a PhD in Economics and has worked on international climate policy instruments and the UNFCCC process since 1994. From 1999 to 2006, he was head of the Research Programme "International Climate Policy" at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA). Since 2007 he is leading a research group on climate policy at the University of Zurich`s Institute of Political Science.

Axel is president of the Zurich Carbon Market Association. He is member of the board of Climate Strategies and the constituency of Research and Independent NGOs observing the UNFCCC negotiations. Axel was lead author on international mitigation policies in the 4th and 5th IPCC Assessment Reports between 2006 and 2013. He served on the CDM Registration and Issuance Team for the CDM Executive Board between 2006-2013 and evaluated over 175 CDM projects. He serves on the editorial boards of the peer reviewed journals "Climate Policy", "Climate and Development" and "Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Management".

Thanks to his extensive work experience, Axel Michaelowa is one of the leading experts in the field of international climate policies, market mechanism design and the UNFCCC process and has over 400 academic publications on these issues. Axel has participated in UNFCCC negotiations since COP 1 in 1995 and provided related support to the governments of Mexico, Morocco, Qatar and the UAE, as well as done capacity building in over 30 developing countries, ranging from Algeria to Yemen, with a focus in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia. He has worked on national mitigation strategies in Algeria, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, as well as on 10 approved baseline methodologies under the CDM, focusing on energy efficiency, waste, transport and the cement sector.

Sean Kidney is the CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CB), an international NGO working to mobilize global capital for climate action.

Working with Climate Bond Partners in the investment and finance community around the world, CBI develops standards and "taxonomies", advocates for policy and regulator measures supportive of green capital flows, and promotes rapid creation of investible green assets.

Partners include major investors such as CalSTRS, CDPQ, SSGA, Axa IM, BlackRock, PIMCO, Union Investments, Ping An (China) AM, Allianz GI and PGGM; banks such as UBS, Credit Suisse, Citi, DBS, HSBC, Standard Chartered, ABN AMRO, Mizuho, MUFG, SMBC Nikko, UniCredit, Danske Bank, NAB, ANZ, Westpac, CBA, Society Generale, JP Morgan, Barclays, BNP Paribas and RBC; and market infrastructure actors such as LSEG (Refinitiv), Luxembourg SE , Singapore SX, MSCI, Moody's, S&P Global, Tradeweb, Nasdaq, NYSE and others.

Nobuo Tanaka is Chairman of the steering committee of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF), which was established by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014. He was Chairman and President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation for 2015-2020. As Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) from 2007 to 2011, he initiated a collective release of oil stocks in June 2011. He also played a crucial and personal role in the strengthening of ties with major non-Member energy players, including China and India.

He began his career in 1973 in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and has served in a number of high-ranking positions, including Director-General of the Multilateral Trade System Department. He was deeply engaged in bilateral trade issues with the US as Minister for Industry, Trade and Energy at the Embassy of Japan, Washington DC. He has also served twice as Director for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) of the Paris-based international organization, OECD. As CEO of Tanaka Global Inc, he advises several Japanese and International companies.

He graduated from University of Tokyo and have MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at Center on Global Energy Policy, Collumbia University and Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). He chairs Study Group on Next Generation Nuclear Energy Utilization at Canon Institute of Global Studies (CIGS).

Dr. Grace Liu, Corporate Sustainability Officer at Acer, leads the company in promoting and fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities. Guided by a clear objective of becoming a sustainable company of the future, she oversees the sustainable development of Acer’s worldwide operations.

Senior Manager in the Finance and Sustainability Department at the GX Acceleration Agency, now focusing on sustainability disclosures as well as research on decarbonization projects eligible for financial support.

With over 20 years of practical experience in the Debt Capital Markets at Daiwa Securities, I have dedicated the past several years to formulating new systems and regulations for Green, Social, Sustainability, and Transition Bonds in Japan, especially supporting the framework development for Climate Transition Bonds by the Japanese government.

Ms. Shih has spent 25 years in the field of financial examination and has been engaged in financial supervision for four years at the FSC Banking Bureau. In addition, Ms. Shih has a one-year internship at the Department of Finance, OECD in 2005-2006.

Principal experience:

• 1.Division Director, Financial Examination System Division, Financial Examination Bureau (FEB), FSC
• 2. Deputy Division Director, Financial Holding Company Division, FEB, FSC
• 3. Assistant Director, Insurance Companies and Foreign Banks Division, FEB, FSC
• 4. Assistant Director, Foreign Banks Division, Banking Bureau, FSC
• 5. Section Chief, FEB, FSC

Cindy is responsible for Fubon’s branding, media relations and corporate sustainability initiatives. Cindy has led Fubon Financial’s efforts to revamp its 2025 ESG goals and initiate “Run For Green” programs, and made contributions that have helped the company be included in the DJSI World Index six years in a row and in Brand Finance’s list of the world’s 500 most valuable brands three years running.

Lin joined Mitsubishi Corporation (Taiwan) in 1991 and has accumulated over 30 years of hands-on experience in driving power & energy related businesses. Led Company's Energy Transition Task Force in 2021, strengthening collaboration with the headquarters in expanding business opportunities in Taiwan's energy innovation sector.