Taiwan voluntarily follows the Paris Agreement and made the commitment to officially incorporate the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 into law. It also follows the spirit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which requires UN parties to regularly disclose their climate policies and measurements and progress toward the targets.

Taiwan has submitted the 2002 and 2011 editions of the National Communication successively, and issued the “2018 National Communications of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Management Act, fulfilling the requirement to prepare a National Communication every three years and establishing the specifications and chapter structure for the “National Communication” to complete the “2021 National Communications of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” which includes 8 Chapters, namely “National Conditions and Basic Environmental Information,” “Statistics and Trend Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Absorption,” “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies and Measures,” “Greenhouse Gas Emission Prediction,” “Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures,” “Climate Change Scientific Research and Observations,” “International Collaboration and Exchanges,” and “Education, Training and Communication with the Public.”

By compiling and releasing the National Report of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 2021, we not only echo the spirit of transparency reinforced by the Paris Agreement, but also wish to share with the world the results of Taiwan’s proactive response to the global climate emergency challenge, and to thank all sectors in Taiwan for their long-standing concern and participation in climate action. In the future, Taiwan will continue to contribute to global climate action with the spirit of “Taiwan Can Help”.