The project of promoting the actions for the emission reduction of fluorinated greenhouse gas has been started execution since 2001 in Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration（TEPA）. TEPA signed MOUs with Taiwan TFT LCD Association（TTLA）and Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association（TSIA）. The two associations have been endorsed for voluntary reduction on PFCs and become precedents for TEPA in actively assisting domestic industry associations for GHGs reduction. This year the implementation of project can be concluded following: (一) Investigating and analyzing the status of CH4 and N2O emission and studying emissions reduction strategies in related industries. This project was implemented to investigate industry emissions of N2O and CH4. Twenty food producing industries were surveyed in order to draw up strategies and an order for reducing the N2O and CH4 produced in Taiwanese industries. In accordance with current information regarding N2O and CH4 reduction technology, this project researched and collected CDM methods information of N2O byproducts produced by nitric acid manufacturing and technology employed to destroy N2O including combustion and catalyst oxidation. Regarding CH4 reduction technology, this project examined emission reduction technologies from chemical manufacturing and leak avoidance when utilizing a natural gas distribution grid by replacing old cast iron or steel pipes. (二) Promoting voluntary reduction of fluorinated gas emissions in the electronic industry and studying the reduction schemes In activities concerning the voluntary reduction of emissions, this project approached thirty five factories in the TFT-LCD and semiconductor industries in GHG verification by the third party and registry to the Taiwan EPA GHG Emission Registration system. From 2000 to 2009, these two associations accomplished 46,000,000 tons CO2e reduction of fluorinated gas emissions, their performance is significant and praiseworthy. This project also held a voluntary SF6 emission reduction Symposium for the Magnesium industry, in addition to three conferences for the Power industry and MOU meetings, which encouraged Taiwan’s Power Company to cooperate with the Magnesium industry by recycling SF6 waste. Eventually, on September 1, 2010 Taipower signed a cooperation agreement for SF6 emissions reduction with Taiwan’s magnesium association. (三) Analyzing the TFT-LCDs and semiconductor industries achievements in fluorinated gas emissions reduction and in establishing reliable information for the reduction technologies In analyzing fluorinated gas reduction achievements, this project analyzed the SF6 usage trends, emission reduction processes, economic benefits, emission intensity and uncertain factors in the etching process. Four staff members were appointed to participate in two meetings of the ‘International Technology Roadmap’for semiconductors and WSC ESH in 2009 and 2010 and also in the 2010 ITRS to search international information regarding fluorinated GHG reduction. (四) Establishing emission factors in the TFT-LCD and semiconductor industries and promoting the verification of carbon foot-prints in the electronic industries This project held five meetings of PFCs emission intensity in TTLA and TSIA to study the calculation rules. This project was assisted by AUO Corporation, the first corporation to participate in the UKAS carbon footprint pilot project. It received a third party statement of its carbon footprint in June 10, 2010. This project held‘Voluntary GHG Emission Reduction Conferences for the Electronics Industry’and‘Exploring Post-2010 Opportunities for Climate Production Cooperation’. It also invited the senior project manager of the U.S.A’s EPA strategy planning, Mr. Bartos, to discuss the inventory and emission reduction trends required to assist domestic high-tech industry in reducing their GHG emissions. Professor Weiss was the invited guest at this meeting; his specialty is in the measurement and quantification of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Bartos and our industrial representatives along with our related experts and scholars started the forum discussion.. The major discussion issues included; international climate protection and greenhouse gas management; industrial greenhouse gas emission management and the cooperative mechanism for emissions reduction amongst industries and their suppliers along with other issues. (五) Other administrative coordination and guidance Furthermore, this project has continued to update the non-CO2 website and has produced five numbers of non-CO2 e-paper in addition to publishing two brochures pertaining to SF6 reduction technology and Taiwan’s fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction performance. This project has also published four papers in conference to show the Taiwan’s non-CO2 reduction performance.

Non-CO2 Greenhouse gas, Fluorinated compounds, Inventory