The strong support for Taiwan extended by the heads of state and government of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kingdom of Eswatini at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 13.
According to the MOFA, during the COP29 High Level Segments for Heads of State and Government Nov. 11-12 in Azerbaijan, Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine said that Taiwan has developed a wide range of innovative technologies and solutions to address climate change and that it deserves a seat at the UNFCCC.
Citing the U.N. principle of leaving no one behind, Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo said his country supports Taiwan’s participation in UNFCCC activities and other U.N.-affiliated organizations. Eswatini PM Russell Mmiso Dlamini called for Taiwan’s inclusion in global climate response action so that it can make contributions to the world.
To make the case for Taiwan’s UNFCCC participation, Hsinchu County-based Industrial Technology Research Institute teamed up with the Marshall Islands to hold a meeting Nov. 12 on the sidelines of COP29 on technology and market-based instruments to promote a transition away from fossil fuels. The event is one of seven activities planned with support from the Ministry of Environment this year, in addition to a situation room set up by the ministry to monitor the latest developments at the annual conference.
According to the MOENV, no effort is being spared on the domestic front, as evidenced by the inauguration of a zero-waste manufacturing center Nov. 13 in the central city of Taichung. During the event, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming and Lara Ho, senior vice president of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in carbon capture, carbon emission reduction and green technology development.
Both sides expect the public-private initiative to inspire more local businesses to follow suit and help advance the country’s policy goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the ministry added. (SFC-E)
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