Asia Pacific > Taiwan climate bill passes first reading, but legislators vague on carbon pricing

Taiwan climate bill passes first reading, but legislators vague on carbon pricing

Published 12:49 on May 13, 2022  /  Last updated at 02:53 on May 16, 2022  / Jiefei Liu /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on late Thursday signed off on the first reading of the island’s revised climate bill that would put the government’s 2050 net zero target into law, but the document remains vague on the level of a planned carbon levy as well as potential use of international offsets.
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on late Thursday signed off on the first reading of the island’s revised climate bill that would put the government’s 2050 net zero target into law, but the document remains vague on the level of a planned carbon levy as well as potential use of international offsets.


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