Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the winner of the Taiwan Tang Award "Sustainable Development Award", said that Taiwan's energy policy lacks a clear long -term strategy, the abandonment of nuclear power is not wise, and the target of energy proportion is like "improvisation".Essence
The Fifth Tang Award Awards Ceremony was held on Tuesday (August 1) at the Fuhua International Cultural Education Hall in Taipei, and invited four awards winners to give a special speech the next day.
The Tang Awards, which are awarded every two years, were donated by Taiwanese entrepreneur Yin Yanliang. They were known as the "Oriental Nobel Prize Award" and set up four major awards: sustainable development, biotechnology medicine, Sinology, and rule of law.The winner of this year was awarded NT $ 10 million (about NT $ 2.1174 million) and 10 million yuan for research subsidies.Singaporean historian, Professor Wang Xiwu, was awarded the Tang Award Sin Award in 2020.
Saxo has served as a special adviser to the Secretary -General of the United Nations. He is currently the director of the Sustainable Development Center of Columbia University and the chairman of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
Sax said in a special speech that the United Nations has proposed 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) that includes the elimination of poverty, inequality, and protecting the ecology in 2015, and the Paris Climate Agreement to prevent global warming.Great direction.However, the lack of cooperation between countries and internationals makes it difficult for goals to achieve.
He emphasized that dialogue is the key to cooperation. It proposes to strengthen dialogue between citizens, cross -generations, interdisciplinary and government, and strengthen dialogue between major powers and major regions to maintain world peace.
According to the "2025 non -nuclear home" policy, Taiwan will discontinue all nuclear power plants in May in May. However, many experts evaluate that once the nuclear energy is abandoned, the goals of stabilizing power supply and net zero carbon will be difficult to achieve.In this regard, Saxo answered the Lianhe Morning Post asking that the biggest problem with Taiwan's energy policy was that there was no clear long -term strategy, only short -term measures, but lacking a way to build a strong and tough zero -carbon energy system.
Sax said that Taiwan's 2025 energy proportion transformation target (natural gas accounts for 50 %, green energy accounted for 20 %, and coal -fired 30 %).It has nothing to do, it can only be said to be "Improvision".
He said that without a clear strategy, it is not wise to make a major decision -making of comprehensive nuclear abolition. After all, nuclear energy is still an important option in the long run. It must be carefully analyzed and let the public discuss, including nuclear power or no nuclear power.Long -term strategies, replacement costs and possible impacts.
Saxak also pointed out that Taiwan is an export -oriented economy. Now the Taiwan government will say that 80 % of the energy after nuclear nuclear nuclear will come from fossil fuel. In the environment of internationally focusing on sustainable energy, Taiwan products are exported overseas must be bound to overseas.Facing obstacles.
When it comes to the Sino -US confrontation and the situation on both sides of the strait, he emphasized that if he wants to cool down the situation in the Taiwan Strait, as long as the United States takes one step back, it can play a leading role.He also criticized the United States based on the interests of lies and military composite, and has been involved in and extended wars around the world for many years.
Sax believes that many US Congress speeches are provocative and triggered arms competitions, which will only evolve the situation more dangerously and more difficult.He suggested that American members take out their passports and look at the world. "Don't hate the world, and don't blame those countries you have never been to."
