President Backs Nuclear Safety, While Firms Call for Carbon Fees Delay

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For World Earth Day, President Lai Ching-te has assured environmental groups that the country will only return to using nuclear energy if it's guaranteed to be safe, has proper waste storage and social consensus. Meanwhile, the country's first carbon fee kicks in this May, but some firms are asking to push them back due to impacts from the Middle East oil crisis.

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00:00President Lai Qingda has responded to environmental groups' concerns about government moves to restart nuclear energy.

00:23Lai met with the local groups as part of a World Earth Day tradition.

00:26He says conservation and economic development should go hand-in-hand, and priority given to sustainable energy sources.

00:34Meanwhile, local companies are set to pay annual carbon emissions fees for the first time by the end of May.

00:40But some firms say they are still reeling from the oil crisis caused by the Middle East conflict.

01:14can apply in May to delay carbon fee payments.

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