The project aimed to assist Pingtung County towards the goals of low-carbon urban and rural development. The project team helped townships, villages, and communities in Pingtung County participate in EPA's Low Carbon and Sustainable Homeland Certification program. Thus, the county could follow the central government's policies and improve the county’s performance on the Low Carbon and Sustainable Homeland Certification program in accordance with the county’s objectives. The results of the work of this year were summarized as follows:1. Low-carbon sustainable homeland related works: done with reporting annual performance on 5th, July, and 5th, December 2018 in the website of low-carbon Sustainable information system, including holding 2 consulting conference regarding resource recycling, completing 2 project audits regarding resource recycling; and holding 2 cross-departmental meeting covering the topics: (1) upgrading the levels of certification from Bronze level to Silver level for Pingtung County in the effort of promoting low carbon and sustainable homeland (2) Making the implementing plan of greenhouse gas control (3) revising the Pingtung county's greenhouse gas reduction short and medium term strategies, and inviting experts and scholars to report on the project.2. Participation of Certification program of Low Carbon and Sustainable Homeland: assisted 48 villages and communities in registration in the program and acquired nomination level, and helped 9 villages got Bronze level. and assisted site survey for 4 villages in maintaining their evaluation qualification, further assisted 5 villages in extending their Bronze level evaluation. 3. Community guidance:A total of 9 subsidized communities in year 105 were checked and followed up, and the results were well maintained. In the sustainable home improvement project, based on the current situation and future planning of the community, a total of 8 communities are assisted in the construction of low-carbon sustainable projects, including Gaoshu Township Xinfeng community, Neipu District Ai-liao community, Wandan Township Xingquan community, and Huxi village, Hunan village, Guixin village, Dongqiu Village in Pingtung city, and Zhongfu Village of liu-qiu township and Shui-men Village of Neipu Township. In the Dafu Village of liu-qiu township, the only certified Bronze level in Taiwan with composite type mobile renovation project. Furthermore, site evaluation of 10 villages in the executability of mobile project, and assisted 12 villages in implementing power saving plan to enhance the result of Energy saving and carbon reduction in both residential and commercial sector. 4. In complying to the Environmental Protection Administration R.O.C. Taiwan (EPA), to manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Taiwan. Among the 12 stationary pollution source of greenhouse gas emission. Only the Third Nuclear Power Plant (the only source in Pingtung) failed to pass the emission examination. Therefore, we have reported the fact of the Third Nuclear Power Plant failed to meet the standard of GHG, and submitted it as a reference for subsequent implementation of custody or observation. We have also finished updated in Taiwan GHG emissions Registry.5. Promoting the demonstrated micro-grid of energy storage system: Location Scouting for the emergency disaster standby energy microgrid setting up,:we have finished the location scouting for 14 tribes in six townships, including Taiwu Township, Chunri Township, Laiyi Township, Wutai Township, Peony Township and Lion Township. We also set up a demo microgrid system for emergency disaster period in the Linbian Township Office. For construction of energy teaching plans, teaching aids and audio-visual learning materials, applied to the Glorious wetland, we add in solar energy application with micro-grid, and lesson of "Energy perspective" regarding hydrogen energy application, using the example of solar energy storage system and the Hydrogen car as a teaching aid. Meanwhile, we have purchased two sets of learning materials” Future energy” and “When things turn green”. 6. Holding promotional activities regarding climate change and building a low-carbon sustainable society: 6 public promotion regarding low-carbon sustainable homeland were conducted. Participants included the public and the representatives from townships and villages. Additionally, utilizing the media to publish low-carbon related information, and the printing of 500 promotional leaflet and 550 publicity material introducing Pingtung County’s effort and performance of low-carbon sustainable homeland, were printed to show the related achievements of Pingtung County and to enhance the public awareness of low-carbon development.

Low Carbon and Sustainable Homeland Certification、Resource recycling、Community transformation