Daisy Chuang

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.

Carbon market is regaining momentum as it enters the “carbon credit 2.0” era, driven by strengthened quality standards and the accelerated development of carbon removal technologies.

As many countries around the world actively invest in CCUS projects, Taiwan can draw on experiences of early adopters like Norway and Denmark to advance carbon storage practices and strengthen environmental risk management.

Wilhelm van Butselaar, VP Growth and Business Development APAC at Fluence, a global leading provider of smart energy storage solutions, shared his insights of how to advance the deployment of energy storage

As climate change skeptic Donald Trump returns to the White House. In this climate of uncertainty, how can businesses respond in the short term while planning for long-term decarbonization?