Today, we are honored to have Mr. Yen-Ting Lin, Policy Analyst of Solutions for Our Climate, and Mr. Jackie Tsai, Assistant Professor of the Department of Public Safety of the University of Hong Kong, to share their views on the issue of global climate change with us.
Unlike what we usually learn, Ms. Tsai looked at climate change from a legal perspective. From the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, Mr. Tsai introduced the various climate change measures adopted by the European Union (EU), including the European Climate Law, the European Green Agenda, and even the newly created crime of “ecocide”, in order to alleviate the threat that climate change may bring to the human society in a multifaceted way.
Mr. Yen-Ting Lin, a policy analyst, shared the background knowledge of Taiwan's net-zero emissions, carbon fee, and climate change adaptation with the students. Currently, Taiwan's policy is to actively promote carbon reduction, with the “12 Key Strategies for Net-Zero” and the “Flagship Carbon Reduction Plan of the Six Major Ministries” as the operational objectives, and to plan for the imposition of a carbon fee in the year 115, in order to continue to advance towards the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Finally, Ms. Lo summarized and gave feedback to the two speakers that in the face of global climate change, it is necessary to take appropriate adaptation measures, and governmental agencies should consider the possible impacts of the measures in different aspects when formulating the relevant strategies, so as to avoid the situation of losing sight of one's own needs.