Carbon pricing options for Taiwan
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan reached a record high in 2017. Although estimates indicate that annual emissions have fallen since then, stronger action is needed for Taiwan to reach its 2050
Taiwan
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Typhoon Matmo slams into Taiwan, one killed, some damage reported
Typhoon Matmo slammed into Taiwan on Wednesday with heavy rains and strong winds, shutting financial markets and schools, with at least one person killed and some damage reported. Typhoon Matmo, a category
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Typhoon Matmo slams into Taiwan, one killed, some damage reported
Typhoon Matmo slammed into Taiwan on Wednesday with heavy rains and strong winds, shutting financial markets and schools, with at least one person killed and some damage reported. Typhoon Matmo, a category
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Taiwan Issues Storm Warnings as Typhoon Matmo Approaches Island
Taiwan authorities ordered schools and offices shut in the south and issued storm warnings as the island braced for its first major typhoon of the year. Typhoon Matmo had sustained winds of 137 kilometers
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India Minister Asks Goverment to Scrap Solar Duties: Line
India’s transport minister has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to scrap a plan by the nation’s previous administration to impose duties on solar imports from China, the U.S., Malaysia and
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5.9-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, three injured
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan yesterday, shaking buildings in the capital and injuring three schoolchildren, officials said. The quake struck at 8:21 am (0021 GMT) with its epicentre 33.3 kilometres
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Storms are expanding global reach
Typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes worldwide are shifting out of the tropics and more toward the poles and generally larger populations, likely because of global warming, a new study finds. Atlantic hurricanes,
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India ranked No. 3 in US Green Building Council list
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has ranked India as No 3 among the list of top 10 countries for LEED outside of the United States. Canada tops the list followed by China, India, South Korea, Taiwan,
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Taiwan to halt construction of fourth nuclear power plant
The Taiwan government will halt construction at the island's fourth nuclear power plant, an official said on Sunday, as local opposition to atomic energy continues to mount. President Ma Ying-jeou met
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Growing threat of intense tropical cyclones to East Asia over the period 1977–2010
The threat of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) to East Asia has increased in recent decades. Integrated analyses of five available TC data sets for the period 1977–2010 revealed that the growing threat
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Study finds bird flu virus adapted to human infection
A 20-year-old woman who was hospitalised in Taiwan in May 2013 with shortness of breath has been found to be infected with a novel H6N1 avian influenza virus subtype. The woman did not come in contact