PARIS AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO EFFECT TODAY|巴黎氣候協定今生效 台非簽約國也承諾減碳

On Nov 4, the Paris Agreement enters into effect. Environmental groups said that although not a signatory, Taiwan has pledged to reduce carbon emission voluntarily. However, the Electricity Act, which is the legal basis of Taiwan's carbon emission efforts, are still pending a clear set of implementation measures and timetable. Researchers are urging the government to act immediately so that Taiwan does not fall behind international standards on greenhouse gas control and relevant policies. Last year the UNFCCC concluded the Paris Agreement, which stipulates 3 main targets: a long-term goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels; to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C; countries also need to meet every 5 years to review their carbon emission and allocate US$100 billion annually by 2020 to mitigate climate change. Taiwan has voluntarily pledged to reduce carbon emission, and environmental groups are urging the government to implement the Electricity Act. ==TSAI SZU-TING, Greenpeace Taiwan renewable energy project manager== The Electricity Act is an important cornerstone for the development of renewable energy. Taiwan exports many products. If our products cannot meet the international standards on the use of renewable energy and carbon emission, they won't be able to be sold in other countries. That's why the Electricity Act is crucial in facilitating the use of renewable energy. Environmental organizations remarked that the implementation and timetable for the Electricity Act are unclear and thus cannot help Taiwan's development of renewable energy. This may also hinder Taiwan from keeping abreast with the international standards. Scholars urged the government to take swift actions. ==CHOU KUEI-TIEN, NTU Risk Society and Policy Research Center Dir.== Though the Paris Agreement is about carbon emission, it involves the transition of the entire society and policies on the choice of energy sources. The government needs to consider the issue carefully. We also need to upgrade our industries to raise their competitiveness in the future of the green economy. Experts said that the government should help industries upgrade so that they can transition from a "brown" economy to a green economy. The EPA also said that government agencies have been working to implement new environmental regulations on greenhouse gasses reduction. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 因應氣候變遷問題，聯合國氣候峰會，在去年底通過巴黎氣候協定。三大重點是，要在2100年、本世紀末前，控制全球升溫，在攝氏2度以內，並努力達到1.5度目標；各國還要自訂溫室氣體減排量，每五年驗收；2020年開始，要撥款1000億美元當成抗暖化基金。台灣雖然不是簽約國，也提出自主減碳承諾，環團也呼籲，電業法不能再拖了。 == 綠色和平再生能源專案主任 蔡絲婷== 電業法 就等於是 發展再生能源的非常 一個重要的基礎而已 (國內)企業有非常多產品 是賣到國外的 那如果 我們沒有符合這些 比如說 使用再生能源 或是節能減碳的這些標準的話 其實我們很難賣到那些國家去的 在看這個電業法 其實很重要的一步 就是要讓企業或是消費者 去使用再生能源 環團表示，「電業法」的相關配套和時程，都不明確。如此一來無法協助台灣的再生能源發展，未來可能影響到企業和國際接軌。有學者表示，政府應該推動減碳、溫室氣體管控等目標，而且越快越好。 ==台大風險社會與政策研究中心主任 周桂田== (巴黎氣候協定)雖然是一個 二氧化碳的這個 所謂的協議的執行 但是它牽涉到的是 整個社會跟政策 跟產業體系的轉換 能源的燃料選擇 政府對這邊要做更多的論述 跟政策的思考之外 另外一個就是產業的轉型 我們要希望 我們的產業能夠快步地走向 跟全世界有競爭力的 這個綠色經濟 學者認為，政府應該要輔導企業轉型，讓褐色經濟，朝綠色經濟邁進。而環保署則表示，針對「溫室氣體減量及管理辦法」，各部會都有在持續討論中，後續也將召開會議，討論執行層面。 記者 曹晏郡 彭耀祖 台北報導