Taiwan Today
Date: July 18, 2016

The 2016 International Workshop on Climate Change was held July 13 at National Taiwan

Environmental Protection Administration Minister Lee Ying-yuan (front row, center) and other guests attend the 2016 International Workshop on Climate Change July 13 at National Taiwan University in Taipei City. (Courtesy of EPA)

University in Taipei City, bringing together more than 200 officials and representatives of nongovernmental organizations from European Union and Asian countries including Germany, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam to exchange information and discuss collaborative projects on carbon emissions reduction.

Sponsored by the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration and European Economic and Trade Office in Taipei, the conference focused on carbon market capacity building projects. “Taiwan is working to promote low-carbon societies through international support for and regional collaboration on carbon market development,” EPA Minister Lee Ying-yuan said in his opening address at the event.

In his remarks, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier Ching-shan Hou similarly emphasized Taiwan’s commitment to working with the global community on establishing carbon markets. “There is an urgent need to enhance cooperation in this field both between the public and private sectors in Taiwan as well as between the country, its international partners and nongovernmental organizations,” he said.     [FULL  STORY]