Taiwan planning for zero emissions by 2050, President Tsai Ing-wen says

Name: US, China put aside differences for pledge to work together on climate change
Uploaded: 2021-04-22T08:43:13.000Z
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Taiwan’s previous target, set in 2015, was to halve emissions between 2005 and 2050. Photo: Bloomberg

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Published: 4:43pm, 22 Apr 2021Updated: 4:43pm, 22 Apr 2021

Taiwan has begun to assess how it can reach zero emissions by 2050, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, after green groups criticised the government for not doing enough to fight climate change.

Taiwan, though excluded from most international bodies and treaties due to pressure from Beijing, which considers the self-ruled island part of its territory, is keen to show it is a responsible member of the international community.

On Wednesday, the European Union clinched a deal on a landmark climate change law that puts new, tougher targets on greenhouse gas emissions at the heart of its policymaking, to steer it towards zero net emissions by 2050.

Beijing has also said it aims for a 2030 peak of carbon emissions, on the way to becoming carbon neutral by 2060.

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US, China put aside differences for pledge to work together on climate change

Speaking at an Earth Day event in Taipei, Tsai said Taiwan “cannot fall behind the international trend”.

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