Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/06
By: Liu Chien-pang and Y.F. Low
Taipei, June 6 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday he will encourage
Addressing the closing ceremony of the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy, Ko said conserving energy is very simple: “Just do it.”
He said he has observed that in many government offices, people sit in air-conditioned rooms, dressed in suits, which is obviously inconsistent with the principle of energy conservation.
The mayor said he is planning to implement a new policy in city government offices, which would allow the use of air-conditioners only when the room temperature reaches 28 degrees Celsius. [FULL STORY]