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Division I undertakes researches within the area of gender equality, energy policy, environmental policy, energy statistics, GHG reduction, electricity economy, power corporation management, power engineering, renewable energy technology.

(1) Gender equality

First, we focus on the development of gender equality issues in Taiwan and foreign countries. Then, we establish links with women’s non-governmental organizations in Taiwan and abroad. Also, we promote the integration of gender perspectives in different areas. Hope to make the policy completely.

(2) Energy Policy, Environmental Policy, Energy Statistics and GHG Reduction

In order to address the grand energy and environmental challenge of the 21st century, our research team study energy and policy environmental issues to develop sustainable energy policy and protect the environment from the impacts of global climate change.

Besides, in order to enchant the fairness, justice, and public participation in the policy development process, our research team focuses on important issues of strategic environmental assessment(SEA) and energy governance in the Taiwan Energy Transition.

Our research team are now engaged on a long-term assessment of the energy, economic and environmental implications of the Taiwan Energy Transition, and provide independent and rigorous research output that informs energy public sector decision making.

Construct basic energy statistics data as basis of energy supply/demand forecast, policy plan and promotion.

In the same time, collect latest international energy statistics method to build up data processing guidance note, with the purpose of improving the quality of data.

To promote the use of energy statistics data in different fields with organize seminar and forum.

Research on GHG Reduction focuses on the following areas:

1. analyzing domestic greenhouse gas emissions statistics and trends

2. projecting national emissions

3. tracing progress towards domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction target

4. analyzing major international GHG issues

5. tracking progress of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

6. establishing strategies to reduce and manage greenhouse gas emissions

7. analyzing main countries’ emissions control supervision mechanisms

8. conducting assessment of impact of GHG reduction

GHG Reduction

In order to conduct research on GHG reduction and management issues, our team

closely analyzes the domestic greenhouse gas emissions statistics and observes the trends. The progress towards domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction target has been kept tracked of. In addition, significant progress reports have been produced concerning major international GHG issues and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The main countries' emissions control supervision mechanisms are also analyzed. Through the solid research works, it paves the way to establish the strategies to reduce and manage greenhouse gas emissions and build up the capacity to conduct assessment of impact of GHG reduction.

(3)Electricity economy and Power Corporation Management

(4)Power Engineering & Renewable Energy Technology

Our outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who are dedicated to international cooperation provide high standard of research on electric safety and standard of high-voltage power equipment of power generation, transmission, distribution, substation and end users. We improve and execute quality inspection, certification and check of high-voltage and renewable energy power equipment. In addition, we analyze statistical data and relevant experiences of domestic and foreign renewable energy generation system installation, to provide a forward-looking strategic plan and assessment for the reliable electric power system.

(5)Electricity supply and demand to analysis and planning in the future

In order to achieve the target of Energy Transition Policy, our team is actively to forecast the effect of economic and temperature for power demand, and plan the power supplies to face the rick of tight power supply in the period of energy transition.

In addition, our team also assists the government to supervise the generation units will be stable operation. Besides, the team analyzes the effect of local government’s coal reducing policy on power supply, and provides the information to decide energy public sectors.

Division II mainly focuses on researches of industrial economics and energy management, which includes the areas of energy industry development, energy and mineral resources collaboration, and oil and gas markets management. The core projects have concentrated on energy industrial policy and competition strategy, industrial input-output analysis, national energy and mineral resources supply security, international energy and mineral resources collaboration, energy supply/demand outlook and price forecasting, and energy industry management consultation.

As climate change and sustainability and its environmental, social and economic impact continue to rise on the agendas of governments and organizations around the world, TRI started to provide the government of Taiwan with consultancy services on sustainable development at a very early stage. Research Division III provides quantitative and qualitative analyses mainly in three research fields including climate change and sustainable development, green finance and 3E models. Our efforts in these topics are described in more detail in the following sections.

(1) CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

To keep our analytical tools in accordance with global methodologies, TRI is not only highly engaged in the policy decision making process in Taiwan but also participate in international climate change meetings actively.

(2) GREEN FINANCE

The impacts of climate change are becoming more frequent and severe. At the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015, Paris Agreement was adopted as the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal which has set out global emission reduction targets and established a set of binding procedural commitments of the nationally determined contributions of the parties. The Agreement soon entered into force on 4 November 2016.

In response to the global trends, Taiwan has been pursuing policies to cut the greenhouse gas emissions for many years. The “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act” (the Act) were enacted in 2015. To provide financial support to the efforts in combating climate change of both mitigating greenhouse gas emission and adapting impact of climate change, article 19 of the Act authorize the establishment of the Greenhouse Gas Management Fund.

(3) 3E MODELS AND POLICY EVALUATION

The twin challenges of energy security and climate change have driven an intense modelling activity of long term energy-economy-environment (3E) scenarios over the past decade. As a global consensus on the reality of climate change and on the urgency to act becomes an irreversible trend, policy makers rely heavily on the advice on a balanced path of economic growth.

Besides, early development of energy and environment statistics made it possible to develop computable multisectoral general equilibrium models (CGE-models) with a rigorous description of energy supply and demand, and the interlinkages between economic activity, energy production and use, and emissions to air. These integrated CGE-models have been used for forecasting purposes and numerous analyses of energy and environmental policies during the last two decades. Especially the models have been developed to be suitable for analyzing different economic policy options to deal with the global climate issue as design of optimal carbon tax or carbon quota schemes.

In order to provide policy makers in Taiwan with mathematical insights on mapping out the path of sustainable economic growth, TRI has developed and maintained the CGE models, including TAIGEM, TaiSEND, and TRICE for evaluation of 3E’s related policies.

New Generation Resource Research Center​ is to encourage the exploration and development of renewable energy as well as its related materials. To reach the goal, the center conducts researches on topics of low carbon emissions, energy saving materials, renewable energy, and alternative energy technologies.

Sustainable Development Research Center seeks to promote national proactive development by conducting researches on topics of integration of governmental agencies and cross-technological management for sustainable development in economic resources and industry.

Specializes in strategic and security issues concerning Taiwan’s overall development. Its research concentrates on study and analysis of cross-strait relations and their implication for Taiwan’s international relations, including topics such as the historical perspectives, current conditions, and future goals of Taiwan’s development, major issues concerning current cross-strait relations and their future trend, the United States and Japan in Asia-pacific regional development, etc.

Adopts a tri-partite process that combines expertise from government, business and academic circles to form a “Finance and Economic Forum”, and regularly holds seminars and public speeches on issues of great interest to the public, such as current international and domestic economic conditions, industrial development, related government policy, and government regulations on business, etc. This committee also conducts survey of Taiwan’s economic indicators and publishes the survey results every two years.