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Taiwan pledges to reduce greenhouse gases by planting trees, cutting emissions |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 |
Taiwan may allow its industries to plant trees in mainland China and other countries to help reduce "greenhouse" gases blamed for global warming, under a bill proposed by the Cabinet. Authorities would place caps on the amount of carbon dioxide -- a major greenhouse gas -- that major industries are allowed to emit annually. The legislature is expected to approve the bill soon, officials say.
Shen Shih-hung, head of the Environmental Protection Administration, told lawmakers that companies may choose to grow trees, which can absorb carbon dioxide, on Taiwan or in mainland China and other countries to offset some of their gas emissions and reach the targets.
Some industries say they cannot find enough land to plant trees on Taiwan, a densely populated island of 23 million people.
Read the full article in The Jakarta Post |