Taiwan’s climate law faces next test: What challenges remain for carbon pricing implementation?

Experts say Taiwan’s carbon fee marks a milestone, with outcomes hinging on policy and institutional support. (Photo: TCAN)

Three years after Taiwan’s Climate Change Response Act came into force, carbon pricing has moved from legislation to implementation. The rollout of the carbon fee this year marks a milestone, but also shifts attention to how supporting policies and institutions will determine its real impact.

At a recent forum, policymakers, legal scholars and NGOs pointed to three areas that will define the next stage of Taiwan’s decarbonization: how carbon fee revenues are used, the role of local governance, and gaps in legal and institutional design.