Taiwan has set its latest emission-reduction targets ahead of a climate
conference in Brazil next week.

Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said ahead of COP30 that the country's
most ambitious goal is to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 40 percent by
2035 ... that's compared with 2005.

Although the goal falls short of the 52 percent target requested by
environmental groups, Peng said achieving a 40 percent reduction would be as
challenging as landing on the moon.

The minister said a key factor in achieving the goal lies in increasing the
share of renewable energy in the power portfolio.

According to government data, Taiwan's renewable energy as a share of total
energy rose from 4.8 percent in 2016 to nearly 12 percent last year. The
government aims to increase it to 30 percent by 2030 and 36 percent by 2035.

Coal-fired power generation is currently Taiwan's main source of thermal
power, accounting for 31 percent of the power generation mix last year. The
government aims to cut this to 20 percent by 2030 and 9 percent by 2035.

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