Rooftop solar to be required on large new buildingsStaff writer, with CNALarge new buildings with a floor area of more than 1,000m² would be required to install rooftop solar panels starting Aug. 1 as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions and pollution, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Lai Chien-hsin (賴建信) said on Thursday. The regulation is one of several diversified green energy measures for this year, which include expanding household rooftop solar installations to add 200 megawatts of capacity, Lai told the sixth National Climate Change Committee meeting. Solar panels are installed on the rooftop of a building in Taipei in an undated photograph. As for carbon emissions reduction in the manufacturing sector, Lai said that emissions last year are estimated to have totaled 138 million tonnes, below the target of 144 million tonnes. Looking ahead, artificial intelligence would this year be introduced to maximize energy efficiency, with the aim of reducing emissions to 117.4 million tonnes by 2030, he said.
