Hsing-Hao Wu

Afflication
Department of Financial and Economic Law; Dean, Office of International Affairs, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Job Title
Professor
E-mail
hsiwu@nuk.edu.tw

Latest Submission of the Author

ABSTRACT In response to the escalating climate crisis and over 140 countries pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, enhancing natural carbon sinks has emerged as one of the key strategies to global efforts for climate change mitigation. Natural carbon sinks in forests, oceans, wetlands...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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ABSTRACT Taiwan has enacted the “Climate Responsive Act” that explicitly incorporates the net-zero emissions goal by 2050 in January 2023. Since the energy sector accounts for 54 % of the total carbon emissions in Taiwan, it is vital to promote renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuel...
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ABSTRACT In response to increasing climate risks and adhering to international trends to achieve carbon emission reduction targets by 2030 and a net-zero emission goal by 2050, Taiwan adopted the new “Climate Responsive Act” on January 10, 2023. The “Climate Responsive Act” is a comprehensive...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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ABSTRACT Climate change that results in severe drought events may accelerate soil degradation and intensify the spread of plant diseases and insect pests internationally. Legal disputes concerning the use of Roundup, a widely used herbicide to eliminate weeds produced by Monsanto, have been...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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ABSTRACT In response to extreme weather events caused by climate change, world leaders are called upon to adopt more aggressive and sustained greenhouse gas emission reduction measures to stabilize global temperature rise not exceeding 1.5°C by 2041. There are currently 137 countries that have...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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