TAIPEI — Taiwan has begun to assess how it can reach zero emissions by 2050, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, after green groups criticized the government for not doing enough to fight climate change.
Taiwan, though excluded from most international bodies and treaties due to pressure from Beijing, which considers the island its own territory, is keen to show it is a responsible member of the international community.
On Wednesday, the European Union clinched a deal on a landmark climate change law that puts new, tougher targets on greenhouse gas emissions at the heart of its policymaking, to steer it towards zero net emissions by 2050.
China has also said it aims fo…
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