The MOI's policies on green buildings &
the Coastal Zone Management Act

Guest Speaker
Dr Hua Ching-chun, Political Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Interior
午餐會演講貴賓 |內政部 花敬群政務次長

Date: 12:00-14:00, Monday, 13 August 2018
[VENUE UPDATED] Residence I, Grand Hyatt Taipei 台北君悅酒店 君寓一
1F, 2 Songshou Road, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 台北市松壽路二號1樓

Taiwan has made progress in recent years in its shift towards a low carbon economy. Ambitious targets have been set to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase the portion of renewable energy sources to 20% of the energy mix by 2025. In line with these goals the government has introduced incentives and helped smooth the regulatory process for renewable energy developers. Nevertheless, the bulk of Taiwan's building stock is not energy efficient and progress has been slow in switching to green building designs. Since buildings account for a large portion of Taiwan's electricity consumption, much more work is needed to upgrade the building sector if Taiwan is to meet its GHG reduction targets.

A chapter in the LCI's 2018 report, "Energy for the Next Generation", highlights out some of the problems that have arisen following the passage of the Coastal Zone Management Act海岸管理法 in 2015. The report points out that the act, while well-intentioned to protect coastal areas from harmful development, has stifled the development of onshore wind turbines in coastal areas.

At this event our guest speaker will speak about the MOI's latest policies regarding green buildings and the Coastal Zone Management Act. This event will follow immediately after the LCI's 2018 mid-year meeting and is open to all ECCT members interested in environmental issues.

The speech will be presented in Mandarin with English translation

About the speaker
Dr Hua Ching-chun has been the Political Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) since May 2016. He is an expert in the economics, investment and analysis of real estate. Before his current position he held several distinguished positions in academia. He was formerly Associate Professor of real estate investment and management at several universities as well as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Architecture in the MOI. He holds a PhD in land economics from National Chengchi University.

NT$1,500 for members; NT$2,100 for members' guest(s)

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