Enera Media Ltd (EnergyOMNI) organized "Climate, Environment, and Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability Action for Net-Zero 2050", Delving into the Coexistence of Offshore Energy Development and Environmental Space in the Age of Climate Change

(From right to left)

Joi Wu, the founder of EnergyOMNI
Chia-Wei Chao, Chair of the Taiwan Environmental Planning Association
Chih-An Lee, Senior Sustainability Advisor at Ørsted
Legislative Yuan Sun-Han Hung
Wen-Ling Hong, Deputy Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council
Mao-Chen Wang, Director of the Department of Marine Resources at the Ocean Affairs Council
Xin-Wen Huang, lawyer at the Environmental Rights Foundation's legal representative
Chun-Li Lee, Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of Energy

Enera Media Ltd (EnergyOMNI) organized a seminar on April 15th entitled "Climate, Environment, and Offshore Energy Sustainability Action for Net-Zero 2050."

Legislative Yuan Sun-Han Hung stated that the utilization of renewable energy is closely related to the governance of natural resources, and as Taiwan does not have a dedicated agency responsible for natural resources, the Executive Yuan's Sustainability Council should establish a cross-departmental task force for natural resources governance in its functional transformation.

Wen-Ling Hong, Deputy Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council, stated that the Ocean Basic Act will be used to actively collect ocean data. Which will be established by the National Academy of Marine Research and coordinated with various units.

Chun-Li Lee, Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of Energy, stated that floating offshore wind, ocean energy and hydrogen will be listed as major visionary energy fields. In response to the international development of hydrogen energy, Taiwan currently has a demonstration project of hydrogen co-firing initiated by TaiPower Company and Siemens, as well as a collaboration between CSC and CPC Corporation to initiate steel-making co-production for industrial applications.

The founder of EnergyOMNI, Joi Wu, stated that the dispersed regulatory framework has posed challenges to the formulation and implementation of policies.

Chia-Wei Chao, Chair of the Taiwan Environmental Planning Association, mentioned that the need for energy transition, it is imperative to contemporaneously refine and simplify the EIA procedure.

In response to the escalating utilization of maritime zones, Director Mao-Chen Wang of the Department of Marine Resources at the Ocean Affairs Council has highlighted the pressing need to promote legislation that governs maritime activities. Moreover, research and investigations currently lack management standards, thus requiring the implementation of pertinent mechanisms to strengthen their efficacy.

The Environmental Rights Foundation's legal representative, lawyer Xin-Wen Huang has called upon the Executive Yuan to promptly introduce a Marine Spatial Planning Act that aligns with international norms and guidelines.

Chih-An Lee, Senior Sustainability Advisor at Ørsted, has stated the importance of setting a proactive corporate vision that all new renewable energy projects must achieve a net-positive impact on biodiversity by 2030 at the latest.

Only through collaboration can Taiwan strike a balance between environmental protection and energy and serve as a model for global green energy transformation.