The outlook for decarbonisation in Taiwan is uncertain as the country's regulators fight over approval of an LNG terminal that would replace the equivalent of 5m tonnes of thermal coal per year.
The battle over state-owned CPC Corp's offshore infrastructure for the Datan LNG terminal pits two different strands of environmental protectionism against each other.
Taiwan's ministry of economic affairs is backing the project for the sake of reducing Taiwan's carbon emissions.
