"Reducing CO2 is a question of social justice" -- An Interview with Chang Kow-lung, EPA Minister

This article was written by Coral Lee, translated by Anthony W. Sariti, and published by the Sinorama Magazine (Vol. 30, No. 10) in October 2005. It is, as its title suggests, an interview with Chang Kow-lung, head of Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).

Chang is a longtime leader of Taiwan's anti-nuclear movement and former professor of physics at National Taiwan University. He became the head of EPA in 2005. In this interview, he explains how the EPA functions as a bridge between various ministries - including economic affairs, interior, transportation and communications, and agriculture - on the policy of reducing greenhouse gases. The EPA will use the "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act" as a basis for its monitoring and control activities.