In order to response to the global trend of environmental protection and mitigation of the impact of greenhouse effect,Taoyuan county Government encourages the citizens of county and industries work together to carry out carbon reduction and fight with global warming. In order to conform with the action “Action Plan on No Regret Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Measures”and related activities, which EPA proposed, local government take actions to promote low-carbon life and put Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction into practice to comply with central government’s regulations. This program promotes the concept of “Carbon Emission Reduction Action Logo” and “Low-Carbon and Sustainable Living Area”. The local government held 30 sessions to promote“Low-Carbon and Sustainable Living Area” with environmental-educational volunteer and professional instructor. The numbers of participants reached 2,978 persons. Moreover, the other 5 sessions were held for the government agencies and enterprises to inspire and deepen the concept of Low-Carbon and Sustainable Living Area into publics and enterprises. The numbers of participants were up to 383 persons. All 35 sessions were held in an environmental friendly style. It reduced 25,203.46 kgCO2e comparing with in a traditional way. By analyzing the electricity usage of 16 villages which participated in the activities, it shows that the electricity consumption this year, from May to October, increased 44,000 kWh compare with the consumption last year. The increasing proportion is 0.9%, which is well below the national (3.50%) and Taoyuan County (3.72%). This indicated that the program has great influence on the citizens of villages which participated in the program for energy conversation. According to the counseling proposal for 10 public sectors, the energy conservation benefits of electricity conservation part is 588,589.6kWh/year, and 313.12 tonnes CO2e/year for the greenhouse gas reduction; the benefits of water conservation part is 6,394.6 m3 water and 1,351.07 kgCO2-eq/year, in order to gradually carry out the action of energy conservation and carbon reduction. September 2, 2014, with the “Kitchen of Love” planned by Social Welfare Department, cared elders, their relatives and communities to join the low-carbon diet were invited to the announcement about healthy diet with local and seasonal ingredient which is held by villagers committee in Long-Tan Township, and the number of participants reached 312 people. The activities included the ceremony of technique transferring and offering local organic meal, and invited cared elders, their relatives and communities to enjoy organic low-carbon meal. By combining care and low-carbon concept, drove the trend of low-carbon diet, and continued promoting the low-carbon diet in Tao-Yuan. Besides held 8 sessions of promoting low-carbon diet, amounting 523 participants. Concerning submission about performances of promoting vegetarian meal, the ratio of opened blogs reached 94.4% until November 30 which increased 35.7% compared with 58.7% in July, and was the first temporarily in Taiwan; moreover, held 10724 sessions offered vegetarian meal, which increased 4415 sessions compared with 6039 sessions in July, and was the second temporarily. Depending on above performances will be awarded excellent county for implementing “Vegetarian Day” by EPA.

Energy Conservation and CarbonReduction, LowCarbonSustainable Homeland, CarbonNeutral