Net Zero Sustainability and Climate Change Lecture

Invite Academician Wang Baoguan from Academia Sinica to discuss "Climate Change: Science, Current Situation, and Impact."

Department: Intelligent Vehicle Research Development Center

In response to global climate anomalies, renewable energy, and sustainable development issues, the Smart Vehicle R&D Center invited Academician Wang Baoguan from Academia Sinica to give a keynote speech on October 6, 2023. More than 70 faculty members and students attended. Through Academician Wang's expertise in the field of environmental climate change, teachers and students are inspired to comprehend the effects and consequences of global warming and climate change. As the world actively pursues the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, how should we respond?

The theme of Academician Wang's speech was "Climate Change - Science, Current Situation, and Impact." Starting with weather, what are the factors that affect climate? Have Taiwan's current climate conditions changed? In the future, to evaluate the effects of climate change and global warming, Academician Wang emphasized that Taiwan must develop detailed strategies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and diligently implement them. How Taiwan can remain invincible in the net-zero competition and how to build a low-carbon society are common issues that everyone must face.

Taiwan's 2050 net-zero emissions plan includes electric transportation as a crucial component. The penetration rate of urban electric buses is projected to reach 35% by 2025. Official vehicles and buses are expected to be fully electrified by 2030, and the sale of fuel-powered vehicles will be prohibited starting in 2040. It can be seen that the trend of urban electrification of transportation vehicles is unstoppable. The Smart Vehicle Center aims to independently develop electric commercial trucks and establish a comprehensive and advanced research and development (R&D) environment for electric vehicles, vehicle batteries, and systems. It aims to drive the advancement of the electric vehicle industry and provide society with electric commercial vehicles to tackle the crisis by 2050. The goal is to achieve net zero emissions.