IEK360: Establishment of a Carbon Emission Database on Consumer Behavior in Taiwan by following Japan’s Example
2024/10/01
The International Energy Agency (IEA) outlined solutions and strategies to achieve net-zero goals in its report "Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector". Among these, 55% of emission reductions will come from the deployment of low-carbon technologies and active public involvement, while 8% of emission reductions will directly result from behavioral changes. It will be necessary to guide the public to change their high-carbon lifestyle habits in transportation, housing and diet, and to adopt low-carbon behavioral habits. Only then will there be an opportunity to significantly alter public consumption patterns and industrial structures.
In brief, achieving the net-zero target by 2050 requires not only thinking from the production side, but also consideration of the impact of consumer behavior changes on carbon reduction. However, it is difficult to systematically quantify the impact of public behavioral changes on carbon reduction by using the prior mainstream approach of surveys or questionnaires. Therefore, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is seeking suitable systematic models for localization in order to facilitate carbon reduction planning for Taiwan going forward.