I. Background

Most economies in the world previously holding a more conservative attitude toward greenhouse gases reduction have gradually recognized that they have to face the influences and impacts brought by Kyoto Protocol.  Chinese Taipei is not a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  However, as a member of the international community, Chinese Taipei has to observe the principles elaborated in the Convention and share the related responsibilities so as to achieve goals of greenhouse gases reduction and maintain its economic growth and industrial competitiveness.  Based on the above described, National Energy Conference has been convened three times in Chinese Taipei since 1998.  In the Conference, the representatives from different fields worked for solving the problems arising from domestic and international changes in political and economical environment.  The results derived from the above conferences have been used as reference for the government’s implementation of carbon reduction policies and the standards and regulations in connection with greenhouse gases reduction have been established. Based on such standards and regulations, the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) started drafting measures and promoting works regarding greenhouse gases control and guidance in order to make the industrial sector adapt to greenhouse gases reduction and energy saving.

For becoming a society featuring energy saving and carbon reduction, Chinese Taipei adopted “Framework of Sustainable Energy Policy” in June 2008.  In September 2008, the “Action Plan on Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction” was proposed.  This plan covers several aspects such as energy, industry, transportation, environment and life in accordance with the “Framework of Sustainable Energy Policy”.  The Industrial Development Bureau has positively proposed concrete measures for energy saving and carbon reduction for the industrial sector to take.  The “Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Service Team for the Manufacturing Industry” was also established in order to promote industrial greenhouse gases reduction.  It is hoped that the impacts brought by greenhouse gases reduction on the industrial supply chain may be mitigated while maintaining competitiveness. 

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