Tsai discusses carbon emission policies with heads of eight industry groups
Tsai discusses carbon emission policies with heads of eight industry groups
2023-02-20
President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday sat down with the heads of eight industry groups at the Presidential Office, who offered some opinions on Taiwan’s economic policies. One matter of discussion was the carbon tax, which is set to begin in the near future. Let’s hear from the president.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
Transitioning to net-zero emission is necessary for our industry to retain international competitiveness. We will start with big enterprises and then smaller ones, so that big companies can lead smaller ones in the process. It’ll be a gradual transition, to minimize any impact on small and medium enterprises. Small and medium enterprises have voiced concern about government regulations. The government understands these concerns fully, and will actively work with everyone to address them.
In January this year, the Legislative Yuan passed a bill to address climate change, which incorporates government goals to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Carbon taxes are part of that plan, and will be levied in two stages. The first part of the plan will tax companies that emit more than 25,000 tons of CO2 every year. That will mainly affect industries such as the steel, semiconductors and cement industries.
八大工商團體拜年 蔡總統:一起邁向淨零排放
2023-02-20
八大工商團體週一前往總統府向總統蔡總統拜年，也針對經濟提出建言。對於碳稅即將開徵，企業擔憂的衝擊，蔡總統也親自說明。
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“淨零轉型是產業維持國際競爭力必要的條件，我們會以先大後小、以大帶小的方式，循序漸進，降低中小企業在轉型過程中遇到的衝擊。中小企業面對法規的調整的擔憂，政府也非常地了解，會積極地和大家一起來解決。”
立法院今年一月通過《氣候變遷因應法》，將2050年淨零排放目標正式入法，碳費徵收將分階段實施，第一階段鎖定年排放量超過2.5萬公噸二氧化碳當量(CO2e)的排碳大戶，如鋼鐵、半導體或水泥等產業。
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