1. Low Carbon and Eco-City Projects in Tainan,
Taiwan
Tainan City Government

2. Geography & Environment
Located on south-west of Taiwan
Area:2,192km2
37 districts
Population:1.87million people
Density :855.74 person/km2
1.43 million motors
493 thousand cars

3. Historical Capital in Taiwan
• Historical Center in Politic, Commerce, and Culture
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4. A Better Future
Tsunami crisis (1721 & 1921)
Global Warming – Reducing crops, Sea level
rising and etc.
A important issue that we need to find the solution
in order to have a better future.

5. City Appropriate Mitigation Actions, CAMAs

6. Multi-dimensional Reduce Carbon
Low
Renewable Saving Tran- Green Resource Green Green
Carbon
Energy Energy sport Building recycling lifestyles Env.
School
The aim of Low-Carbon projects in Tainan City
Short-term min-term Goals of National
Reduction
target of 2014 2020 Reduce national CO2 emissions to
Carbon abate 34% Abate 40% 2005 levels by the year 2020
Emission Lowering 2.74 Lowering 3.56 Reduce national CO2 emissions to
million tones million tones 2000 levels by the year 2025
eCO2/year eCO2/year
12 low carbon city plans
Sustainable low carbon communities Multi-green energy sources Low carbon life style Low carbon campus
Efficient low-carbon transportation Low carbon cultural tourism Material recycling Low carbon education
Low carbon energy saving buildings Eco-City Green remediation Low carbon city image
59 meaures to promote 113 methods to enforce

7. Low-Carbon City Projects
reuse &
recycle
low-carbon
community
community
low-carbon
building ecological
low-carbon function
cultural tour
low-carbon green
transportation Eliminate energy
pollution
International
cooperation
low-
low-carbon carbon
life
campus universal
education
12 Plans
59 measures to promote 113 methods to enforce
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8. Low carbon Community (1/2)
Public area and Environment
•Permeable area: 70%
•Green cover area: 60%
•11.5km bikeway
•5358 trees, 220 thousand bushes
•Permeable area: 40 thousand m2
•Reuse constructed waste:
100 thousand m3

9. Low carbon Community(2/2)
Energy conservation & carbon reduction design
•Set landscape LED
•Solar-power and smart streetlamp monitored system
•Solar panel on the pavilions for the emergency lighting
•Carbon reduction: 3465 tons → 64851 tons

10. Low carbon life (1/2)
Utopia for recycling - community recycling
station
Recycle food wastes for composting
Battery exchange station for electric scooters
、recharge station for electric vehicles
Idle-Free for vehicles Excellence program
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11. Low carbon life (2/2)

12. Green energy (1/2)
•The most green industries and the PV in Taiwan
•Introducing the bank financing to setup the “white roof”
•The first city to apply for the electric motor
demonstrative plan
•Promote solar-powered water heating system
•Set the wind power system
•Carbon reduction rate in 2014: 336.3 thousand tons/year

13. Green energy (2/2)
Ways of achieving
(1) Settle a project office
(2) Open an exclusive website
(3) Introduce the financing projects
(4) Conduct promotion and dissemination Solar City Office
(5) Set up the lease mechanism
(6) Shorten the schedule of reviewing for the PV system
connecting with the Grid
(7) Provide subsidy for solar communities
(8) Hold the competition among local districts to setting the PV Systems on Yanshuei
PV systems Junior High School in Tainan
Community-Ren Jian Ching Jing Community-Future City
16 doors 130kWp 7 doors 24.38kWp Industry-Ho Shin Parking Area
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498.36kWp

14. Low carbon cultural tour (1/2)
To minimize the environmental impact of traveling

15. Low carbon cultural tour (2/2)
• Abundant natural Taijiang
eco-resource
National Park
 Taijiang National Park
 Two internationally famous wet lands
• Recommend by
 Michelin Travel Guide: ★ ★ ★ Rail Station
 San Francisco Chronicle
Capital for 200 years is still
Rail Station
country's historical and cultural heart
• Cultural heritage An-ping
Harbor
– Sightseeing and attractions HSR
Tainan
– Temples and shrines 安平古堡
赤崁樓
億載金城 大天后宮 孔子廟

16. Low carbon transportation (1/2)
• Carry out 「No Idling」in Taiwan

17. Low carbon transportation (2/2)
Use train stations as the center to achieve seamless integration of
green transport
Safe & comfortable
Low emission Reduce carbon emission and onboard time
Fast & efficient Low carbon; high
efficiency
Dense network green transportation
Pedestrian accessibility Reduce off board time
expectable frequency
conform
HSR Promote innovated vehicles
TR
 Electric bikes  BRT
City Buses
Long  Electric cars  Low floor/ emission bus
distance bus  Light rails  LPG taxis
Bike
Walking

18. Reusing & recycling society (1/3)
Green shopping
Power generation and energy
conservation of livestock
breeding
Recycling of resources
Construction waste recycling
Reutilize bottom reside
BLUK waste recycling
Re-use of recycled water
Re-use of agricultural
resources

19. Reusing & recycling society (2/3)
Recycled items New realm of
become artwork aesthetics

20. Reusing & recycling society (3/3)
Creativity &
Blue economic

21. Greening remediation (1/2)
• CPDC An-shun, Tainan：
1. Alternative renewable
energy as primary energy
sources
2. Source control of air quality
3. Water resource
management
4. Material management and
waste reduction
5. Improve land management
and ecosystem protection
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22. Greening remediation (2/2)
Achievements
•Carbon reduction during remediation:
54,300 tonnes based on 2014
•Up to 2018, 2300 trees are to be replanted
at An-Shun Site
Usage of recycled
material
Plantation after Mini-windmill wall After remediation and
cleanup plantation

23. Ecological function(1/2)
We recognize that the ecosystem based adaptation offers a
cost-effective and sustainable approach.

24. Ecological function(2/2)
 Ecological framework, ecological corridors and systematic,
network-based green wetland system.
 Conservation of wetlands, turn abandoned salt
fields into wetlands.
 Improve abandoned ponds and fish ponds artificial wetlands
 Detention basin, the integrated function of environmental
protection
• Create economic production, conservation, tourism and
recreation

25. Low carbon building (1/2)
Mainstreaming--
Green Building

26. Low carbon building (2/2)
The First Zero-Carbon Building in Taiwan

27. Low carbon campus (1/1)
To build a low carbon campus:
Cooperate the city government with
schools
Induce indicators (PLCA-product life cycle
analysis) for new campus establishment
Training personals with green technology
knowledge:
1.Department of green energy
2.Department of eco-science and
technology
3.Graduate school of eco-tourism

28. Enforcement of low carbon (1/1)
First, Low Carbon City Self-
Government Ordinance
(Six Chapters & 47 ordinances)
In Tainan, Taiwan
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29. International cooperation (1/2)
Signed the Agenda 21,Tainan(Taiwan),
5 June 2005
Invitation to「UN World Env. Day - Green
cities expo 」in San Francisco, USA

30. International cooperation (2/2)
Mayor, Lai and Japanese lawmakers
were signed a cooperation declaration to
strengthen Taiwan-Japan cooperation
and exchange.
Mr. Hikaru Kobayashi Mr. PJ Rudden
Adviser on Ministry of Director
Environment, Japan European Green
Capital Secretariat
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31. Projected Achievements (1/2)
• Expected Achievements of Benchmarking Programs
• Sustainable low carbon communities
• Average water consumption per person usage per day - 250 liter →166
liter (-33.6%)
• Annual carbon emission reduction - 3465 tones →64851 tones
• Multi-green energy sources
• Reduce carbon emission- 0.336 million tones/year in 2014
• Low carbon cultural tourism
• Reduce carbon emission- 0.017 million tones/year in 2014
• Michelin Green Travelling Tainan is famous for hot springs,
different hiking terrain, Coastal trip and delicious snacks.
• Expected Achievements of Fundamental Programs
• Low carbon life style
• Reduce carbon emission- 0.692 million tones/year in 2014
• Material recycling
• Reduce carbon emission- 0.704 million tones/year in 2014
• Green remediation
• Reduce carbon emission- 0.245 million tones/year in 2014
• Sustainable land usage - remediation

32. Projected Achievements (2/2)
Eco-City
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•Reduce carbon emission- 0.248 million tones/year in 2014
•National & International eco wetlands 11,243 Ha
Efficient low-carbon transportation
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Reduce carbon emission- 0.364 million tones/year in 2014
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Low carbon energy saving buildings
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•Reduce carbon emission- 0.032 million tones/year in 2014
•Diamond class green buildings
Low carbon campus
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•Reduce carbon emission- 0.035 million tones/year in 2014
•Zero Carbon emission building – NCKU Magic School
Low carbon education
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•Reduce carbon emission- 0.001 million tones/year in 2014
•Low carbon city initiative
Low carbon city image
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•International healthy and Green city
•ICLEI cities/ co-operation between city and city
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33. Beautiful plan-Tainan