Environmental Protection Administration, EY

Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network
Air Quality Index (AQI) Forecast
北部 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 105

馬祖 Moderate 100

澎湖 Moderate 70

竹苗 Moderate 90

雲嘉南 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 110

花東 Good 50

金門 Moderate 80

中部 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 110

宜蘭 Moderate 55

高屏 Moderate 90
Published: 2023-05-23 16:30

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Climate Change Founding of Preparatory Office of Climate Change Agency on Earth Day 20232023-04-22 The Preparatory Office of the Climate Change Agency held an unveiling ceremony at 10 am on Earth Day (April 22nd) today. Premier Chen, Chien-Jen, Secretary General Li, Meng-Yen, Minister without Portfolio Lo, Ping-Cheng, and other distinguished guests attended to witness the important milestone of the key launch of Taiwan’s climate change action.

Climate Change The Revised Climate Change Response Act Passes Its Third Legislative Reading, Initiating the Implementation of Net-Zero Emissions2023-01-10 To enhance the response to climate change and achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the draft amendment to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act (GHG Management Act) prepared by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), passed the third reading at the Legislative Yuan today (January 10) and was revised as the Climate Change Response Act.

International Cooperation EPA Minister Shares Taiwan's Environmental Experience at Our Ocean Conference in Palau2022-07-19 The seventh Our Ocean Conference (OOC) took place in Palau on 13-14 April 2022, with EPA Minister Tzi-Chin Chang attending as an envoy assigned by President Tsai and giving a speech in the session “Tackling Marine Pollution.” In addition to sharing Taiwan's environmental protection experience, Minister Chang suggested that other nations consider source reduction, circular economy, and the promotion of environmental education and citizen participation as ways to make the world’s oceans cleaner.

Recycling Grand opening of the 2023 Resource Circulation International Conference Experts from Europe, Asia and Taiwan gather together to build a brand new future of resource circulation2023-05-29 In an effort to connect Taiwan with the world in terms of resource circulation policy implementation, build a matchmaking platform for companies in the resource circulation industry and understand the latest international trends and technologies as the COVID-19 pandemic eases, the Environmental Protection Administration, ROC (Taiwan) (EPA) once again worked with the EU this year—as they have been doing since 2018—in the “2023 Resource Circulation International Conference”. In tandem with the European Innovation Week, the EPA held an opening ceremony at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) on 29th May and continued to strengthen its long-term partnership with the EU. The opening ceremony of the EU Innovation Week was attended by President Chen Jian-Ren of the Executive Yuan, Maive Rute, Deputy Director General of the DG Internal Market, Wang Mei-Hua, Minister of Economic Affairs, and Tzi-Chin Chang, Director of the Environmental Protection Administration. The international conference continued after the opening ceremony. Director Chang delivered a speech at the conference, welcoming all experts, representatives, and leaders in industry, academia, government, and research field both abroad and domestically to attend the conference, promoting the development of resource circulation. According to the Environmental Protection Administration, this conference specially invited tMaive Rute, Deputy Director-General of DG Grow, EU gave a keynote speech titled “Circularity in Europe: from regulation to business cases.” The EPA invited government representatives from nations including Germany, Italy and Singapore, experts from Asian Development Bank and a think tank - United Kingdom National Materials Datahub Development, as well as industrial representatives from key companies in Taiwan to share their insights regarding resource circulation strategies and technologies. Through observation and the exchanging of ideas, participants gathered together to build a brand new future of resource circulation.

General Policy Taking Full Responsibility for Environmental Management: Legislative Yuan Passes Ministry of the Environment Organic Act2023-05-15 The Organic Acts of the Ministry of the Environment and its subordinate administrations (or national academy) passed the third reading on May 9. The Environmental Protection Administration will be restructured to become the Ministry of the Environment, while four subordinate administrations -- Climate Change Administration, Resource Recycling Administration, Environmental Management Administration, and Chemical Substance Management Administration -- as well as a new National Academy of Environmental Research will be established.

Feature Articles Industrial Waste Control Aligns with Global Trend2023-05-04 Industrial waste is an important target of the overall waste control under the policies aiming for a circular economy as well as recycling and zero waste. On 1 March, during its report at the Legislative Yuan, the EPA emphasized that future revisions will focus on an overall change that is centered on resource recycling, while keeping abreast of the latest international recycling trends. Through amending the Waste Disposal Act (廢棄物清理法), the EPA will redefine what constitutes “wastes” in order to maximize resource utilization and minimize waste generation.

Environmental Education Award Ceremony Held for the Third Environmental Map Competition2023-05-04 The EPA and the Ministry of Education co-organized the third “Environmental Map Creation" competition. On 17 February, awards were presented in the Sunshine Hall of Taipei’s Daan Park MRT Station to commend a total of 70 works submitted by middle-grade and upper-grade elementary students. The top prizes for middle-grade and upper-grade groups were awarded to the Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of National Chiayi University for "Exploring with the Purple Butterfly -- A Fantastic Journey of Taiwan Purple Crow Butterflies" and Lihu Elementary School in Taipei City for "Getting Close to Neihu’s Waters, Enjoying Living Green."

Air Draft Revisions of Air Pollution Control Regulations for Semiconductor Industry Preannounced2023-05-04 On 18 February 2023, the EPA preannounced the draft revisions of the Air Pollution Control and Emissions Standards for the Semiconductor Industry (半導體製造業空氣污染管制及排放標準). With a view to be more practical and streamlined and encourage voluntary management, the revisions have added emission concentration standards as well as regulations for evaluating monitoring and inspections. Concentration standards for individual emission channels are set to replace previous controls targeting the total emissions of plants. Other focuses include strengthening voluntary monitoring for emission channels and simplifying regulations concerning regular inspections. The ultimate goal is to ensure both air pollution prevention and control as well as the semiconductor industry’s development with simplified administrative procedures for the public’s convenience.

Water Completion of Improvement Project will Significantly Raise Water Quality2023-05-04 To protect the water quality in Shihmen Reservoir and the environment of its water supply protection zone, the Shihmen Reservoir Upper Catchment Area–Baling Area Water Improvement Project, which was subsidized by the EPA, has been completed and started operating on 10 Nov 2022. The project used integrated biofilters for effective phosphorus and nitrogen removal, thereby reducing the discharge of household into the catchment area located the reservoir.

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