Within Taiwan’s manufacturing sector in 2022, the chemical industry was the primary contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 25.25%. The electronics industry followed at 21.38%, with metal processing at 19.42%. While the electronics industry’s emissions increased by 19.02% from 2016, the metal processing and chemical industries achieved reductions of 9.3% and 9.86%, respectively.
Data from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs revealed that the country’s nine energy-intensive industries collectively reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 17.89 million metric tons of CO2e from 2006 to 2023. The petrochemical industry led this reduction, achieving a decrease of 11.28 million metric tons. It was followed by the steel industry with a 3.3 million metric ton reduction, and the electronics industry with a 1.4 million metric ton reduction.
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