Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Time: 14:00-17:20 (Registration: 14:00-14:30)

Venue: Room, 303, 3F, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University （No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Daan Dist., Taipei 10617, Taiwan）

Organizers: Risk Society and Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University ; Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University

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Background:

  As in many other countries, Taiwan is suffering from climate change, air pollution, energy problems and so on. These problems are threatening the sustainability of global ecosystem and economic system, not to mention the survival of the human race itself. How can we survive such global risks? If we are ever to reconstruct an ecologically sustainable and socially just society worldwide, we must deal with the issue of “energy transition.”

  Energy transition is not only an issue of a single country, but also regional, and global issues. At the same time, it also involves several distinctive aspects, including the International Convention on climate change and carbon reduction, nuclear safety, moral choice, air pollution governance and sustainable energy, all of which are trans-boundary, trans-discipline, and trans-regional. Energy transition has essentially become a part of globalized trans-boundary movements, posing great challenges to governance for all countries.

  “Energy Transition in East Asia: Challenges and Perspectives in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea” invites outstanding scholars to share insights on energy transition in their own countries. We expect this forum to be rewarding for everyone, with sharing of experience and much discussion.