Written by: Ling-Ru Hsu, Assistant Researcher, RSPRC
Photos by: Roy Yi Ling Ngerng, Assistant Researcher, RSPRC
The book launch and forum for the new book, "Climate Change Governance in Asia" was held at the Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Sociology Association on November 29, 2020 at the Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University.
The forum was hosted by our center's director Prof Kuei-Tien Chou. Fo Guang University's Prof Shu-Fen Kao was also invited as a panelist, together with Tohoku University's Prof Koichi Hasegawa from Japan, Seoul National University's Prof Sunjin Yun from South Korea and King's College of London's Dr Anshu Ogra from India who also participated in the forum as panelists online. The speakers discussed the book chapters they wrote as well as updated on the progress of decarbonization in East Asia.
The book is edited by Kuei-Tien Chou, Koichi Hasegawa, Dowan Ku and Shu-Fen Kao with contributing authors from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, India and Hong Kong. Please find the details on the book's webpage.
Prof. Chou introduced the purpose of the book editing.
Prof. Kao overviewed the strctures and chapters of the book.
Prof. Hasegawa presented his article titled "Climate Change Governance in Japan: Critical Review on Japan's INDC and its Energy Policy."
Prof. Yun share her updated research of "Korea's Green New Deal & Net Zero 2050 Pledge: Why and How."
Dr. Ogra presented her article titled "Rethinking Adaptation to Climate Change for the Policy Landscape of India."
Climate Change Governance in Asia
Korea's Green New Deal & Net Zero 2050 Pledge: Why and How by Prof Yun, Sun-Jin (TSA 1/4)
Climate Change Governance in Japan by Prof Hasegawa, Koichi (TSA 2/4)
Climate Change Governance in Taiwan by Prof Chou, Kuei-Tien (TSA 3/4)
Rethinking Adaptation to Climate Change for the Policy Landscape of India by Dr Anshu Ogra (TSA 4/4)