Ministry offers up-to-date carbon regulations courseBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Environment’s 48-hour green talent training program has become the only program of its kind up to date with the latest regulatory development of carbon fees as local and international policies are incorporated into its updated version for this year, the ministry said yesterday. Photo: EPAThe updated course educates about internationally developing carbon fee schemes, including emissions trading systems (ETS), carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAM) and the Science-Based Targets initiative, it said. It focuses on the three major carbon fee-related schemes the government announced in 2024, including the Regulations Governing the Collection of Carbon Fees (碳費收費辦法), the Regulations Governing Self-determined Reduction Plans (自主減量計畫管理辦法) and Designated Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal for Entities Subject to Carbon Fees (碳費徵收對象溫室氣體減量指定目標), the ministry said. The goal is to ensure that the EU would accept certificates issued by verification mechanisms of carbon footprints or carbon credits established in Taiwan, he said. Different countries have different carbon fee systems that must be negotiated with the EU, he said, adding that he expects Taiwan to achieve better results than most other countries by the middle of the year.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC