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6/12/2010
Taiwan --Last
month, President Ma Ying-jeou spoke of his “six discourses for the
nation” on his second anniversary in office. He envisioned Taiwan
embarking on a “golden decade” focusing on innovation, culture, the
environment, constitutional governance, social welfare and peace. But
will his focus on environmental issues and the government’s perennial
promises about energy conservation and carbon emission reductions
actually steer
Taiwan
in a new direction?
This year’s presidential proclamation proudly states that carbon emissions will be reduced to 2000 levels by 2025. This, however, is less impressive than a resolution passed during the 1998 First National Energy Conference, which stated that carbon emissions were to be reduced to 2000 levels by 2020.
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This year’s presidential proclamation proudly states that carbon emissions will be reduced to 2000 levels by 2025. This, however, is less impressive than a resolution passed during the 1998 First National Energy Conference, which stated that carbon emissions were to be reduced to 2000 levels by 2020.
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