2022 Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainability seeks for solution to Taiwan’s 2050 Net Zero Path

 To seek an international solution to Taiwan’s 2050 net zero path, ATNZE and Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (TAISE) organized, and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Taiwan co-organized the “2022 Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainability – CCUS & Hydrogen” with a successful completion. ATNZE expressed gratitude to domestic and international enterprises, experts and scholars from Australia and Japan, who publicly shared their experience of practice and outcome. The forum not only establishes the international technical communication and cooperation exchange channel for Taiwan but also unfolds a new chapter for Taiwan in the technology development of CCUS and hydrogen.
 

MOEA Bureau of Energy Deputy Director-General Lee Chun-li stated that 98% of Taiwan’s energy is from imports, which is a rigorous test for the safety and stability of national energy. In the 98% of imported energy, the energy for China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation accounts for 85%. As of 2025, the ratio of renewable energy will increase to 20%, and the energy transformation gradually shifts from high-carbon emissions to low-carbon emissions, driving Taiwan to meet the net zero goals.

Lee Chun-li explained that introducing 9~12% of hydrogen to energy, industry, life, and society for 2050 net zero, hydrogen will plan an important role in the 2050 net zero strategies. 

The R.O.C. Ambassador-at-large CHIEN YU-HSIN, MOEA Bureau of Energy Deputy Director-General Lee Chun-li, and Brent Moore – Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Taiwan made the opening speech for the forum. The R.O.C. Ambassador-at-large CHIEN YU-HSIN, MOEA Bureau of Energy Deputy Director-General Lee Chun-li, and Brent Moore – Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Taiwan, are invited to deliver the opening speech for the forum. The first sessions of the CCS forum were hosted by ATNZE Secretary General Hsiao-Kan Ma and NTU Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi Chiang, where Australia DeepC Store President and CEO Daein Cha, CPC Exploration & Development Research Institute Director Da-Lin Chen, Taiwan Power Research Institute General Manager Nien Chung, JCCS International Affairs Department President Yoshihiro Sawada, Taiwan Cement Senior Associate Manager Yu-Wen Qiu, China Steel Corporation Director General Cong-Rong Chen attended as the guests to jointly discuss the planning and feasibility of CCUS 40.2Mt processing capacity for Taiwan’s net zero path.
 

The second session of the hydrogen forum was co-hosted by Secretary General Hsiao-Kan Ma and Taiwan Association for Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell(THEFC) chairman Chung-Jen Tseng, where Australia Edify Energy founder and CEO John Cole, China Steel Corporation (CSC) Deputy Vice President Shih-Hsien Liu, Siemens Energy Sales Development Chief Director Thomas Ringmann, Chung Hwa Pulp Corp Director Jing-Cheng Huang and Taiwan Power Professional Senior Engineer Jing-Zhong Wu participated as the guests, sharing the green hydrogen supply of Australia, Taiwan hydrogen power plans, and the application technology of hydrogen in the manufacturing industry.