Article 4(16) of the Paris Agreement provides that the Parties, including regional economic integration organisations and their Member States, shall communicate with the Secretariat of the Agreement on their successive NDCs and the emission level allocated to each Party during the relevant period. During the event, Taiwanese lawmakers Yi-Jin Yeh, Wen-Ju Yu and Man-Li Chen participated in relevant diplomatic activities on behalf of the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan. The MOFA held more than 40 bilateral meetings with diplomatic allies and friendly countries of Taiwan, and conducted more intensive interactions with the international community. The Prime Ministers of Tuvalu and Eswatini, as well as environment ministers and legislators from many countries, attended these meetings as guests. Several international media outlets, such as Deutsche Welle and major Spanish newspapers ABC and La Razón, also interviewed EPA Minister Chang exclusively, who spoke about Taiwan`s energy transition efforts and specific strategies to reduce carbon emissions. He said that although Taiwan is not a signatory to the UNFCCC agreements, it is ready to contribute to the fight against climate change. When asked how to reduce marine litter, Minister Chang gave a detailed response to Taiwan`s exchange of experiences on global environmental issues with the international community. This new climate agreement adopts the bottom-up approach enshrined in the Copenhagen Accords in 2009. It requires countries to publicly declare the climate measures they plan to take for the post-2020 period, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). With the presentation of NDCs by 188 parties, the commitment to achieve specific national emission reduction targets has become almost universal. It is neither appropriate nor effective to restrict Taiwan`s participation in the UNFCCC by issuing invitations regarding the very limited quota of NGO participants allowed to attend COP meetings. Taiwan should have the opportunity to participate in global mechanisms, negotiations and activities that promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement in the same way as any other country.
We call on all parties to look beyond political considerations and support Taiwan`s professional, pragmatic and constructive participation in the UNFCCC. Taiwan can help – working with Taiwan to promote global efforts to combat climate change! October 27, 2019 – October 25. The meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Santiago, Chile, in December. Participating countries will use the event to discuss their ambitions for achieving the Paris Agreement and ways to improve their commitment to climate action by improving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). President Tsai also called for an accelerated energy transition, updates to green energy development goals, policy reviews and the introduction of new technologies to support Taiwan`s carbon reduction targets. At this crucial moment in Taiwan`s energy transition, the central government, local governments and the private sector are joining forces to promote the development and promotion of renewable energy. Thirteen countries with diplomatic relations with Taiwan – Belize, Eswatini, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Tuvalu – made statements or made statements during the Convention urging taiwan not to be excluded from the events of the UNFCCC. In addition, lawmakers from 12 of these diplomatic allies expressed support for Taiwan`s participation by making statements to the UNFCCC Secretariat, interviewing the UNFCCC administration, or posting opinions on social media. Although it is too late for Taiwan to be included in this round of climate change dialogues, Yeh remains optimistic about the future. With presidential elections scheduled for January 2016 and a likely shift from kuomintang (KMT) to power to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Yeh hopes there will be more concrete actions on climate change.
However, he also added, „I place my hopes in society, not in a leader.“ In addition, Taiwan has launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation to strengthen Taiwan`s resilience to climate change. Through inter-agency cooperation, the Plan of Action contributes to the coordination of disaster prevention and response strategies and the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals. Taiwan`s lack of access to UNFCCC meetings and mechanisms and its exclusion from international policy frameworks have weakened its ability to formulate adaptation strategies in response to the challenges of global warming and climate change. .