EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USE
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標題EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt的月份是10, 年度是2017, 分類是International Cooperation, 全文是EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt On 15 September 2017 in Ne....
| 編號 | 3609 |
| 標題 | EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt |
| 摘要 | International Cooperation EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt On 15 September 2017 in New York City, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee gave a speech and released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (VNR) at “A Sustainable Planet for All: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” conference. In his speech, Minister Lee outlined Taiwan’s SDG implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, and efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. Minister Lee also visited Washington, DC and had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands to exchange thoughts on bilateral and multilateral environmental cooperation. Minister Lee also met with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to exchange ideas on the International Environmental Partnership, energy saving, and nuclear waste. The two EPA heads agreed to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. In addition, Minister Lee visited the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank, and delivered a speech on Taiwan’s leading environmental efforts and achievements. Minister Lee’s speeches and the release of the Taiwan’s VNR received wide coverage from around 20 international and local media outlets. |
| 全文 | EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt On 15 September 2017 in New York City, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee gave a speech and released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (VNR) at “A Sustainable Planet for All: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” conference. In his speech, Minister Lee outlined Taiwan’s SDG implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, and efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. Minister Lee also visited Washington, DC and had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands to exchange thoughts on bilateral and multilateral environmental cooperation. Minister Lee also met with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to exchange ideas on the International Environmental Partnership, energy saving, and nuclear waste. The two EPA heads agreed to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. In addition, Minister Lee visited the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank, and delivered a speech on Taiwan’s leading environmental efforts and achievements. Minister Lee’s speeches and the release of the Taiwan’s VNR received wide coverage from around 20 international and local media outlets. Release of Taiwan’s first VNR on implementing UN SDGs On 15 September, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee delivered a speech at “A Sustainable Earth for All Humanity: Sustainable Development Agenda” conference in New York City. The event was jointly held by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law of Columbia University, the Global Island Partnership, and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), and was hosted by the director of Sabin Center, Professor Michael B. Gerrard. During his speech, Minister Lee released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Im-plementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He described the background, implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, as well as the efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. In his opening remarks, Enele Sosene Sopoaga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, conveyed his gratitude for Taiwan’s assistance in helping small island nations in climate change adaptation and sustainable develop-ment. In addition, four experts were invited to the panel discussions, including the Solomon Islands’ Perma-nent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Robert Sisilo, Vice President Langston James Goree VI of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Ms. Angela Chang, member of Taiwan’s National Council for Sustainable Development, and Professor Hsiao-Kan Ma of National Taiwan University. The con-ference had more than 150 participants from around the world in attendance. This was the first time Taiwan presented its VNR on the UN SDGs. Minister Lee pointed out that, compared to the US and advanced European countries, Taiwan has performed fairly well. In areas such as health care, education, and women’s participation in politics, Taiwan did even better. In the future, the Taiwan govern-ment will review its progress on the UN SDGs on a regular basis as references for policymaking and imple-mentation. Taiwan will also continue to share its experiences with the international community in order to work together with other nations in pursuing sustainable development for all humankind. In his speech, Minister Lee also gave several examples of Taiwan’s accomplishments. He mentioned that starting 1 January 2018, Taiwan will ban the manufacturing and importing of microbead-containing cosmetics and expand the restrictions on providing free plastic bags. Such moves drew immense interest and praise from members of the international community. Notable contributions of Taiwan’s private sector to sustainable development were highlighted as well, such as an entrepreneur from Taiwan introducing Taiwan’s recycling scheme to Romania by establishing the largest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling system in the country. Other examples brought up by Minister Lee included the younger generation in Taiwan joining forces with youngsters from other nations to turn waste into valuable resources. On climate change, Minister Lee quoted President Tsai Ing-Wen’s words from her 2016 inauguration speech, and stressed that Taiwan will shoulder its share of responsibility as a member of the global village. Currently, the government has set mid- and long-term carbon reduction targets and will soon formulate short-term tar-gets to reduce carbon emissions. After his speech, one of the participants asked how the UN can become aware of Taiwan’s prominent SDGs accomplishments. Minister Lee replied that Taiwan’s 23 million citizens sincerely hope that the international community can get to know Taiwan’s efforts and Taiwan will continuously take actions to strive toward sus-tainable development. Meeting President Heine of the Marshall Islands Minister Lee later visited Washington, D.C. On 16 September he had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands, accompanied by Taiwan’s Representative to the US, Ambassador Stanley Kao. Minister Lee and President Heine had an extensive discussion on climate change and environmental cooperation. Meeting USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt On 20 September, Minister Lee was accompanied by Deputy Representative to the US, James Lee, in a meeting with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in his office. Having long looked forward to this meeting, Administrator Pruitt graciously acknowledged the achievements of the Taiwan-US environmental partnership and ensured that the USEPA will keep supporting the collaboration with the Taiwan EPA. The two EPA heads also discussed the future of the International Environmental Partnership, which was co-launched and promoted by the Taiwan and US EPAs in 2014, as well as issues on energy saving and nuclear waste. They agreed that the two EPAs would continue to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. Visit and speech at CSIS Another event during Minister Lee’s trip was visiting the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank based in Washington, DC, and delivering a keynote speech titled “Taiwan’s Environmental Leadership” on 18 September. Minister Lee spoke about Taiwan’s environmental measures for waste treat-ment, air quality, marine environmental protection, and renewable energy. Through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and redesign, the EPA also expects to reach the goal of a circular economy, which President Tsai presented in her inaugural speech. Minister Lee also described global cooperation projects, such as the In-ternational Environmental Partnership (IEP) jointly launched with the USEPA, and the 7-Southeast Asian Studies (7-SEAS) programs conducted with US NASA. To conclude, Minister Lee showcased the contribu-tions from Taiwan’s private sector to global sustainable development. A panel discussion was held after Minister Lee’s speech, and Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida of the USEPA and Senior Vice President Michael Jonathan Green of CSIS were part of the panel. A video of Minister Lee’s speech at CSIS is available online. (https://www.csis.org/events/taiwans-environmental-leadership). Below are links to news coverage on Minister Lee’s visit to the US by World Trib-une and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (http://www.worldtribune.com/economic-powerhouse-taiwan-has-made-going-green-a-national-priority/ and http://sdg.iisd.org/news/taiwan-launches-first-vnr). |
| 年度 | 2017 |
| 月份 | 10 |
| 分類 | International Cooperation |
| 檔案位置 | http://V20/V20-10 |
編號3609 |
標題EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt |
摘要International Cooperation EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt On 15 September 2017 in New York City, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee gave a speech and released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (VNR) at “A Sustainable Planet for All: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” conference. In his speech, Minister Lee outlined Taiwan’s SDG implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, and efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. Minister Lee also visited Washington, DC and had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands to exchange thoughts on bilateral and multilateral environmental cooperation. Minister Lee also met with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to exchange ideas on the International Environmental Partnership, energy saving, and nuclear waste. The two EPA heads agreed to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. In addition, Minister Lee visited the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank, and delivered a speech on Taiwan’s leading environmental efforts and achievements. Minister Lee’s speeches and the release of the Taiwan’s VNR received wide coverage from around 20 international and local media outlets. |
全文EPA Minister Lee Visits US to Release Taiwan Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Meet USEPA Administrator Pruitt On 15 September 2017 in New York City, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee gave a speech and released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (VNR) at “A Sustainable Planet for All: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” conference. In his speech, Minister Lee outlined Taiwan’s SDG implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, and efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. Minister Lee also visited Washington, DC and had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands to exchange thoughts on bilateral and multilateral environmental cooperation. Minister Lee also met with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to exchange ideas on the International Environmental Partnership, energy saving, and nuclear waste. The two EPA heads agreed to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. In addition, Minister Lee visited the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank, and delivered a speech on Taiwan’s leading environmental efforts and achievements. Minister Lee’s speeches and the release of the Taiwan’s VNR received wide coverage from around 20 international and local media outlets. Release of Taiwan’s first VNR on implementing UN SDGs On 15 September, EPA Minister Ying-Yuan Lee delivered a speech at “A Sustainable Earth for All Humanity: Sustainable Development Agenda” conference in New York City. The event was jointly held by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law of Columbia University, the Global Island Partnership, and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), and was hosted by the director of Sabin Center, Professor Michael B. Gerrard. During his speech, Minister Lee released Taiwan’s first Voluntary National Review: Im-plementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He described the background, implementation mechanisms, achievement highlights, as well as the efforts in assisting other nations in implementing the UN SDGs. In his opening remarks, Enele Sosene Sopoaga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, conveyed his gratitude for Taiwan’s assistance in helping small island nations in climate change adaptation and sustainable develop-ment. In addition, four experts were invited to the panel discussions, including the Solomon Islands’ Perma-nent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Robert Sisilo, Vice President Langston James Goree VI of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Ms. Angela Chang, member of Taiwan’s National Council for Sustainable Development, and Professor Hsiao-Kan Ma of National Taiwan University. The con-ference had more than 150 participants from around the world in attendance. This was the first time Taiwan presented its VNR on the UN SDGs. Minister Lee pointed out that, compared to the US and advanced European countries, Taiwan has performed fairly well. In areas such as health care, education, and women’s participation in politics, Taiwan did even better. In the future, the Taiwan govern-ment will review its progress on the UN SDGs on a regular basis as references for policymaking and imple-mentation. Taiwan will also continue to share its experiences with the international community in order to work together with other nations in pursuing sustainable development for all humankind. In his speech, Minister Lee also gave several examples of Taiwan’s accomplishments. He mentioned that starting 1 January 2018, Taiwan will ban the manufacturing and importing of microbead-containing cosmetics and expand the restrictions on providing free plastic bags. Such moves drew immense interest and praise from members of the international community. Notable contributions of Taiwan’s private sector to sustainable development were highlighted as well, such as an entrepreneur from Taiwan introducing Taiwan’s recycling scheme to Romania by establishing the largest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling system in the country. Other examples brought up by Minister Lee included the younger generation in Taiwan joining forces with youngsters from other nations to turn waste into valuable resources. On climate change, Minister Lee quoted President Tsai Ing-Wen’s words from her 2016 inauguration speech, and stressed that Taiwan will shoulder its share of responsibility as a member of the global village. Currently, the government has set mid- and long-term carbon reduction targets and will soon formulate short-term tar-gets to reduce carbon emissions. After his speech, one of the participants asked how the UN can become aware of Taiwan’s prominent SDGs accomplishments. Minister Lee replied that Taiwan’s 23 million citizens sincerely hope that the international community can get to know Taiwan’s efforts and Taiwan will continuously take actions to strive toward sus-tainable development. Meeting President Heine of the Marshall Islands Minister Lee later visited Washington, D.C. On 16 September he had a meeting with President Hilda Cathy Heine of the Marshall Islands, accompanied by Taiwan’s Representative to the US, Ambassador Stanley Kao. Minister Lee and President Heine had an extensive discussion on climate change and environmental cooperation. Meeting USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt On 20 September, Minister Lee was accompanied by Deputy Representative to the US, James Lee, in a meeting with USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in his office. Having long looked forward to this meeting, Administrator Pruitt graciously acknowledged the achievements of the Taiwan-US environmental partnership and ensured that the USEPA will keep supporting the collaboration with the Taiwan EPA. The two EPA heads also discussed the future of the International Environmental Partnership, which was co-launched and promoted by the Taiwan and US EPAs in 2014, as well as issues on energy saving and nuclear waste. They agreed that the two EPAs would continue to work together on the common goal of sustainable development. Visit and speech at CSIS Another event during Minister Lee’s trip was visiting the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank based in Washington, DC, and delivering a keynote speech titled “Taiwan’s Environmental Leadership” on 18 September. Minister Lee spoke about Taiwan’s environmental measures for waste treat-ment, air quality, marine environmental protection, and renewable energy. Through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and redesign, the EPA also expects to reach the goal of a circular economy, which President Tsai presented in her inaugural speech. Minister Lee also described global cooperation projects, such as the In-ternational Environmental Partnership (IEP) jointly launched with the USEPA, and the 7-Southeast Asian Studies (7-SEAS) programs conducted with US NASA. To conclude, Minister Lee showcased the contribu-tions from Taiwan’s private sector to global sustainable development. A panel discussion was held after Minister Lee’s speech, and Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida of the USEPA and Senior Vice President Michael Jonathan Green of CSIS were part of the panel. A video of Minister Lee’s speech at CSIS is available online. (https://www.csis.org/events/taiwans-environmental-leadership). Below are links to news coverage on Minister Lee’s visit to the US by World Trib-une and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (http://www.worldtribune.com/economic-powerhouse-taiwan-has-made-going-green-a-national-priority/ and http://sdg.iisd.org/news/taiwan-launches-first-vnr). |
年度2017 |
月份10 |
分類International Cooperation |
檔案位置http://V20/V20-10 |