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Development of Just Transition Policies under a Global Climate Regime
Development of Just Transition Policies under a Global Climate Regime Author：Chia-Wei Chao (Research Director, Taiwan Climate Action Network), Pei-Wei Yang (Research Assistant, Taiwan Climate Action Network) Abstract： With countries pledging to achieve net-zero emissions and accelerate the phasing-out of fossil fuels, workers and local economies in related industries will face significant changes. To proactively address such impacts and provide support through vocational training and local development planning, the United Nations has increased its focus on a just transition in the negotiation system of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Based on the author’s observations at COP27, this article outlines the implementation plan for the just transition work program under the UN system and the progress of the Just Energy Transition Partnership, and examines Taiwan’s current policies on just transition. Keywords Just Transition, UNFCCC, Just Energy Transition Partnership Original webpage： Link
2023 Taiwan Industrial Net Zero Policy Recommendations
Last year, Taiwan’s National Development Council published the “Taiwan’s Pathway to Net-zero Emissions by 2050” and “12 Key Strategies” to respond the trends of 2050 net-zero goals that have been committed by many economies in the world. Based on the targets and strategies, Taiwan’s Industrial Development Bureau also proposed “Net-zero Transition Pathway of Industrial Sector by 2030” to further explain its short- and medium-term plans to drive industrial decarbonization. It is true that the Taiwanese government has made some progress regarding climate policy planning, but it is not sufficient to ensure that Taiwan meets the climate pledges. The biggest problem may be that the “12 Key Strategies” do not have a coherent action plan to decarbonize industrial sector nor innovative policy tools to encourage hard-to-abate industries to adopt low-carbon technologies — despite they produce around 40% of the country’s emissions. Instead of an ambitious industrial plan, measures to cut emissions […]
ISDP Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2023 — Day 3: Energy Transition
Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2023 was holded by Institute for Security and Development Policy. In this panel, Dr. Chia-wei Chao, the Research Director of Taiwan Climate Action Network, and Dr. Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui from Bergen University talked about the experiences of energy transition in Taiwan and Scandinavia.
Climate Inequality in Taiwan : Current Status and Policy Challenges
（Climatemate Home News）Taiwan’s failure to clean up industry endangers its net zero pledge
Published on 31/01/2023, 4:35pm Comment: Taiwan’s industry is responsible for more than half of its emissions but the government’s new climate policies have no specific plan to tackle them. Youth climate activists took to the streets of Taipei in September 2020 (Picture: Li-Wen Chang/Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition) By Chia-Wei Chao and Benjamin Yang When Taiwan makes climate headlines, it’s usually only because of the nation’s impact on the US and China’s climate talks. But the island is important in its own right too. It is the 22nd biggest emitter in the world and is highly at risk from storms and sea level rise. Taiwan’s government has made two big moves on climate recently, but these might not guarantee success unless the country cleans up its biggest source of emissions: industry. Key moves First, on December 28, it allocated US$30 billion for climate investments up to 2030. DR Congo delays rainforest oil auctions Known as the 12 key strategies, this […]