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Social and economic activities are closely tied to weather conditions. To strengthen risk management, a growing number of companies are turning to customized weather data to minimize unpredictable impacts.

Climate adaptation is essentially long-term disaster prevention, but the real challenge lies in implementation—turning awareness into action, said Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming (彭啓明).

Taiwan launched its carbon fee regime this year, with formal collection scheduled to begin in 2026. As part of the Ministry of Environment’s roadmap, a dual-track mechanism combining a carbon fee and an ETS is set to be piloted next year.

Each year could now be the coolest summer of our lifetime. With global average temperature surpassing the 1.5°C threshold in 2024, extreme weather is expected to grow more frequent and severe.

Moving people and things around the world by sea has a big climate impact. The shipping industry produces almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions – roughly the same as Germany.

Energy-intensive businesses now need to green some of their electricity use. Certificates to prove it have shot up in price.

To help businesses advance their net-zero transformation, RECCESSARY, a new energy and carbon market media platform, and EnergyOMNI, a net-zero knowledge platform, jointly hosted the New Energy and Carbon Market Business Forum on June 19.

As the founder of the bilingual energy media platform EnergyOMNI, Xin-En Wu has become a prominent observer and active participant in Taiwan's evolving energy policy and transition landscape.

"Everyone has heard of Virtual Power Plants but may not fully grasp their definition or the problems they truly solve," states Roger Chen, Head of Enel X Taiwan."

Seiko Epson, the Japanese electronics company, is developing a small carbon capture unit roughly the size of an office printer.