Taiwan, Burkina cooperate on renewable energy

Taiwan Premier Wu Den-yih met with the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Tertius Zongo, to discuss cooperative efforts on environmental protection. Collaborative renewable energy projects between the two countries include a joint photovoltaic project. Wu said that Africa is an ideal climate for developing solar power, adding that Prime Minister Zongo expressed Burkina Faso’s interest in developing solar power.

Taiwan reduced its carbon emissions by 5.14 million tonnes during the first three quarters of the year, according to NewNet.

 Premier Wu announced that carbon emissions in Taiwan rose at a slower rate than economic growth during the first nine months of the year. He said that energy consumption in the country during 2010 dropped more substantially than it has done in 20 years, falling four per cent.
All Taiwanese government agencies are being required to incorporate energy conservation concepts into policies, according to an official statement.