Climate change is a global environmental issue that demands a joint effort from all nations in the world. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an important global cooperation platform which has been ratified by 192 countries to date. In 2015 the Paris Agreement set out a global mitigation goal to limit global warming to below 2°C, and to pursue efforts to improve this to 1.5°C. In addition, it established a mechanism for tracking and reporting on climate action by requiring Parties to submit their mitigation targets and to periodically report their progress against those targets. To meet these international requirements, actions proposed by many countries include setting up short, medium and long-term emission reduction targets, proposing specific national mitigation strategies and reviewing annual progress in delivering to their committed targets. In Taiwan, the Climate Change Response Act which came into force on 2023 defined the long-term national greenhouse gas emission reduction goal, set greenhouse gas periodic regulatory goals on a 5-year basis and established a mechanism across national and local governments to jointly promote climate change action. In order to implement the Climate Change Response Act, this project aims to promote our national periodic regulatory goals by reviewing the implementation of the first periodic regulatory goals, tracking the progress of the second periodic regulatory goals and setting up a new target for the third periodic regulatory goals by capturing international practices and experiences in promoting greenhouse gas reduction targets. Moreover, capturing the latest progress in international negotiation under the UNFCCC Enhanced Transparency Framework can support the planning of the information disclosure mechanism for greenhouse gas reduction in Taiwan. Finally, analyzing the practice of domestic and international youth climate actions, designing our national climate policy literature, and holding youth empowerment workshop and public hearings relating to periodic regulatory goals can build a solid foundation for collaboration and promotion of climate policy. Through the aforementioned steps, we expect to improve our greenhouse gas reduction promotion mechanism, align with the international climate convention information disclosure standard and strengthen communication and dialogue between the government and the domestic communities, which will support implementation efforts relating to the Climate Change Response Act.

National periodic regulatory goal, Reduction Action Program and Reduction Implementation Program, Youth empowerment