Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract/Objectives
In December 2019, the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) conducted COP25 summit, reaffirming commitments of Paris Agreement to save the world from global warming by reducing the industrial emission of carbon dioxide to absolute zero. The target is to keep the average global temperature increase below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. New Zealand and Germany are the leading states that committed to zero emission of carbon dioxide in the foreseeable future, while other countries should pick up the pace to avoid global warming.
Results/Contributions

94 students who take this 2-credit course will learn about:

global climate change – melting ice fields and sea level rise,

greenhouse gas – methane emitted by livestock,

carbon dioxide – burning wood emits CO2,

emission giants – Taiwan’s case study,

global impact – environmental refugees,

local warming – Taiwan is getting hotter every year,

dilemma across the strait – China chooses carbon-free nuclear energy,

energy policy – citizen awareness,

reducing energy consumption – daily discipline for citizens,

future world – global warming and extinction.

Keywords
Global WarmingEnvironmental Impact
References
Contact Information
鍾堅教授
cc@mx.nthu.edu.tw