Air quality improved slightly last year, ministry saysBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s average PM2.5 concentration was 12.6 micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m3) last year, showing that overall air quality has improved slightly from 2024, the Ministry of Environment said yesterday. The average PM2.5 concentration last year as of Dec. 3 was 12.6mg/m3, slightly better than 12.8mg/m3 the previous year, the ministry told a news conference. Deputy Minister of Environment Hsieh Yein-rui, second right, and other officials hold placards at a news conference at the ministry in Taipei yesterday. Such particulates are a key component of air pollution and a known cause of many health issues, including cardiovascular and neurological diseases. On Jan. 26, the ministers of environment, and health and welfare are planning to meet with the National Climate Change and Healthy Taiwan Promotion committees to discuss air pollution and health, and to promote air quality management in schools, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 17:16 UTC