Low Carbon Policy and Development in Taiwan

Abstract

Taiwan a typical small Asian country with few energy resources is well known for its high-tech industry in the last 20 years. However as a member of the global village Taiwan feels the responsibility to reduce carbon emissions. The book tells you how Taiwan transforms itself from a high-tech island to become a low carbon island. The book address Taiwan`s low-carbon developmental policies of the past 10 years, applies an econometric approach to estimate Taiwan`s sector department CO2 emissions, shows how environmental change affects the economic growth of Taiwan, and provides two successful examples of low-carbon pilot regions in Taiwan. Stephen Shen, the Minister of the Environment Protection Agency of Taiwan, believes that the book arrives at the right time, because this is the time to educate the people of Taiwan, about the necessary action for achieving a low carbon society.

Content:\r\n\r\nChapter 1 \r\n Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Policy in Taiwan \r\nby Yi-Cheng Ho and Jenn-Shyong Kuo\r\n Chapter 2 \r\n Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff System Design and Experience in Taiwan \r\nby Li-Fang Chou and Liang-Feng Lin\r\n Chapter 3 \r\n Assessment of the Decoupling of GHGs and Electricity Costs Through the Development of Low-Carbon Energy Technology in Taiwan \r\nby Chien-Ming Lee and Heng-Chi Liu\r\n Chapter 4 \r\n Estimation of Taiwan’s CO2 Emissions Related to Fossil Fuel Combustion - A Sectoral Approach \r\nby Shinemay Chen, Der-Cherng Lo and Huai Hsuan Yu\r\n Chapter 5 \r\n A Preliminary Look at the Relationship Between Environmental Change and Economic Growth in Taiwan \r\nby Kuang-Ta Lo and Ya-Ting Yang\r\n Chapter 6 \r\n Low-Carbon Pilot Tour and Municipal Government Investment: Taiwan’s Experience \r\nby Liang-Feng Lin