Taiwan and EU Strategies Against Climate Change – Main Topics for International Education

Created on 19th August 2022

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2022)
Title: Taiwan and EU Strategies Against Climate Change – Main Topics for International Education
Stream: International Education
Presentation Type: Virtual Poster Presentation
Authors:
Huai-che Lu, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan
Reinhard Zeitler, Independent Scholar, Taiwan

Abstract:

The 6th IPCC Assessment Report presents a huge amount of detailed knowledge about climate change. It calls for more immediate actions by all responsible institutions to reduce risk and increase resilience. We provide an overview of the climate adaptation and mitigation strategy of Taiwan and the European Union including the general policy framework, individual programs and initiatives, their achievements and concerns. This content wil be of great help for teachers engaged in international education. In Taiwan, climate change causes a wide range of impacts regarding economy, environment and human well-being. Examples are shown for sea level rise, spreading of diseases and rice yield reduction. Taiwan founded the Climate Change Projection Information and adaptation Knowledge Platform as the leading institution in climate impact assessment. Starting with the new Commission in 2019 the European Union developed a massive wave of new initiatives for climate actions. One of these actions is the European Climate Law with a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Climate action is at the heart of the European Green Deal which is an ambitious package of measures to drastically reduce emissions. After a lot of new scientific findings were presented to the world community, now all eyes are directed to COP 27 organized by Egypt. There are big challenges ahead to be discussed carefully. We ask: How are Taiwan and the EU dealing with this?