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 target of a 50 per cent reduction relative to 2005 levels. This report argues that carbon pricing alongside …
TAIPEI – A highly pathogenic strain of H5N8 avian influenza has been found in central Taiwan in the first confirmed case on the island, health authorities said. Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Bao-ji said Sunday the H5N8 avian flu virus was found at a goose farm in Chiayi, leading to …
The global installed capacity of solar PV will rise from 135GW in 2013 to 414GW by 2020 - around five times the total current UK capacity. That's according to a report from consultancy firm GlobalData, which says that emerging economies will be the main driver of this solar boom. GlobalData …
TAIPEI – Taiwan on Tuesday unveiled plans to process nuclear waste abroad for the first time as its power plants approach capacity — but environment groups slammed the proposal as “too risky.” The government is under growing public pressure over its unpopular nuclear policy, as concerns over the safety of …
Captains of the industry sector on Thursday urged State Mines Minister P. Sujatha to declare Chimakurthy as a mining zone to fully exploit the black galaxy granite deposits in the area. A delegation of mining firm representatives led by Galaxy Granite Owners’ Association (GGOA) general secretary M.A. Azeem discussed various …
Taipei City Government won the Citizen’s Choice Award for its Clean Air—It’s Your Move initiative at the C40 and Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards ceremony Sept. 23. in New York. “It is a supreme honor to be recognized globally for tireless devotion to sustainable urban environments,” Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin …
MANILA - Storm Fung-Wong churned towards Taiwan on Saturday after killing at least seven people in the Philippines, and forcing some 200,000 people into temporary shelter, including in the capital Manila, to escape massive flooding. Most shools on the main island of Luzon remained closed for a second day as …
Frontal convection (FC) and diurnal convection (DC) are the two most frequently observed weather systems affecting the pre-summer (May and June, MJ) rainfall formation over Taiwan and Southeast China. Focusing on the time period of 1982–2012 MJ months, this study found that the occurrence frequency of FC has declined, but …
The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased substantially over recent decades, with more than 100 million people estimated to be affected by the disease presently. During this period there has been an increase in the rates of obesity and a reduction in physical activity. Many of the changes in …
BEIJING - A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday at 11:46 am (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter was monitored at 22.4 degrees north latitude and 121.3 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 60 kilometers, it said. The 4.5 magnitude is revised …
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 two on Tropical Storm Risk's scale of one to five, packed gusts of 155 kph (90 mph) and …
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 two on Tropical Storm Risk's scale of one to five, packed gusts of 155 kph (90 mph) and …
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 per hour (85 miles per hour) and headed toward Taiwan at a speed of 22 kilometers …
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 Taiwan, the Hindu Business Line reported. Minister of Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari opposed the duties in a …
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 (21 miles) southwest of the eastern city of Hualien, at a depth of 18 kilometres, the Seismology Centre said. Three …
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, however, don’t follow this trend. While other studies have looked at the storms’ strength and frequency, this is the …
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, Germany and Brazil, among others. The list demonstrates the global reach of the …
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 with lawmakers from his Kuomintang Party (KMT) and reached a decision to seal off the plant's first reactor after …
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 of TCs primarily results from the significant shift that the spatial positions of the maximum intensity of TCs …
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 with poultry or have a travel history three months prior to getting infected with …
