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Dyplomacja klimatyczna Tajwanu – w drodze do neutralności klimatycznej
Taiwan’s Climate Diplomacy: On the Way to Climate Neutrality

Author(s): Łukasz Gacek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Environmental and Energy policy, Environmental interactions
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: climate diplomacy; Taiwan; Tsai Ingwen; Taiwan Can Help; energy transition; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the Taiwan’s policies and actions relatingto climate change. Despite the exclusion from the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Taiwan has voluntarily ratifiedglobal climate conventions and has implemented a number of legislative, technicaland organizational measures to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gassesand reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Tackling both climate change andminimizing its effects is a priority for Taiwan. In order to achieve the sustainabledevelopment goals Taiwan treats renewable energy as a critical solution incombating climate change and ensuring energy security by adding diversity to anoverall electricity mix.

  • Issue Year: 20/2023
  • Issue No: 85
  • Page Range: 59-84
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish