A short film showing how Taiwan Can Help strengthen global efforts to combat climate change was released Nov. 25 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 
“Riding the Wind” features an array of eye-catching natural vistas at home and abroad. It also spotlights Formosa 1, the country’s first offshore wind farm, as well as government efforts to realize U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13 in line with objectives of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
 
Situated in northern Taiwan’s Miaoli County, Formosa 1 was inaugurated Nov. 12 by President Tsai Ing-wen. The 22-turbine facility’s installed capacity of 128 megawatts will enable Taiwan to achieve its offshore wind power goal of 5.7 gigawatts by 2025.
 
SDG7 aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, while SDG13 seeks to galvanize action on mitigating climate change and its impacts. Both SDGs are considered key in advancing the development and uptake of renewable energy technologies.
 
According to the MOFA, the short further underscores the need for Taiwan to be included in the activities, mechanisms and meetings of the UNFCCC. Promoting implementation of the Paris Accord requires an all hands on deck approach at such events as the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, or COP25, taking place Dec. 2-13 in Madrid, the ministry said.
 
The short is available on the MOFA’s Trending Taiwan YouTube channel, as well as affiliated social media platforms, with subtitles in Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. (RAY-E)
 
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