AIR 2025 Smart City Clean Air Technology Forum

Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration hosted the “AIR 2025: Smart City Clean Air Technology Innovation Forum” from February 24 to 25, 2025. The event featured officials and experts from Japan’s Ministry of the Environment and California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to share insights on air quality management and AI technology. Minister Peng Qiming emphasized the need for public-private collaboration to achieve a 28% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, and announced the establishment of centers for AI and data governance as well as air quality monitoring and forecasting. The forum aimed to create a policy blueprint for clean air quality management in Taiwan.