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The phenomenon that Taiwan has the worst drought in a 100-year period and subsequent torrential rains in 2021 proves that climate change is happening and human beings need to respond actively. Net-zero carbon emissions has become a global trend and Taiwan has set this as a national goal...
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Net-zero carbon emissions have become a crucial issue in Taiwan. It is imperative for the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan of Taiwan to reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2040. Four major countermeasures have been established in 2022 to achieve net-zero emissions, including...
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Introduction
The United Nations Millennium Development goals are to reduce hunger and poverty. This was the main reason for the UN declaration of the International Year of Rice in 2004. Rice is the source of more than 500 calories per person per day for over 3 billion people (FAOSTAT). By 2010...
Japan's agriculture ministry is setting up a series of zones to test innovative decarbonization methods. The aim is to help the country's farmers cut emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane from livestock waste.
Farming accounts for more than 4 percent of Japan's total greenhouse-gas emissions. These include carbon dioxide from burning fuel for greenhouses, as well as methane from livestock burps and excrement.
The agriculture ministry says it will designate 50 locations nationwide by 2024 as model areas for using advanced methods to reduce the carbon footprint.
The ministry plans to make it easier for the areas to receive subsidies.
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