00:00NGO German Watch has ranked Taiwan 59th out of 67 countries on its Climate Change Performance Index.
00:07The CCPI is an independent tool used to track countries' climate mitigation efforts.
00:12But Taiwan's Environment Minister Peng Qiming says the country is making yearly headway in cutting carbon emissions
00:18and is staying on course toward its 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal.
00:23Taiwan may even see a 10 percent reduction by the end of this year compared to 2005.
00:28In response to the CCPI, Peng pointed out some flaws with the ranking.
00:43Peng's briefing to the lawmakers comes after the UN's COP30 Climate Summit wrapped up on Sunday.
00:49Although Taiwan is not a member country, it follows international standards and sent over 100 NGO observers to the event.
00:56But why is Taiwan considered a very low performer on the CCPI?
01:00The report highlights Taiwan's dependency on natural gas and coal,
01:03as well as what it called the country's flawed transition to using renewable energy.
01:07Taiwan is now trying to develop human intelligence and AI industry.
01:13We know that there will be a high use of renewable energy demand.
01:19So in this demand底下, we need to be able to achieve a stable economic development
01:23and to be able to improve human life and to achieve human life and to be able to achieve a simple goal.
01:30This is a high-level challenge.
01:32You
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