Taiwan-Japan CCS International Forum Advances Carbon Storage Strategy

The Taiwan Ministry of Environment held the “Net Zero Key Forces — Post-Capture CO2 Storage (CCS) International Forum” on Oct 8, bringing together Taiwanese and Japanese government, industry, academic, and research experts to exchange on CCS national strategy, advanced technologies, and social communication.

• Main announcement/action: The forum focused on advancing a Taiwan CCS strategy tied to Taiwan’s 2050 net-zero pathway, with the Climate Change Agency specifying a 2035 CCS contribution target of 6 million tonnes; Taiwan is drafting a CCS management regulation under the Climate Change Response Act to govern storage site application and management, and is conducting policy environmental impact assessment work to guide future case-by-case EIAs. Japan shared policy updates including its 2024 CCS Business Law and national planning to support permitting and transport mechanisms.
• Background and concrete details: Japan’s JOGMEC presented targets of 6–12 million t/yr by 2030 and 120–240 million t/yr by 2050, and noted coastal storage potential of 150–240 billion tonnes and ongoing cross-border transport cooperation with Malaysia and Singapore. Domestic technical and site details include Taiwan western region theoretical storage potential of over 40 billion tonnes and planned pilot/test sites at Guanyin, Tiezhen Mountain, Taichung, and Mailiao; examples such as the Tomakomai project (300,000 t injected; post-2018 earthquake monitoring showed no leakage) were cited to illustrate monitoring and public trust practices.