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Update Date: 2008/09/08 04:09
Criticizing the government for not daring to touch big businesses, only daring to target ordinary citizens.
[Reporter Xie Wenhua / Taipei Report] The government does not encourage large-scale barbecues during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xu Yongming, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Soochow University, believes that energy conservation and carbon reduction can be achieved by changing industrial policies and lifestyles. Compared to citizens barbecuing, large steel mills and oil refineries cause more environmental damage. The government does not dare to touch big businesses, only daring to target ordinary citizens, which affects festive consumer spending. The measures taken are actually "putting the cart before the horse."
Wang Yanan, a professor in the Department of Forest Environment and Resources at National Taiwan University, stated that anything done excessively or insufficiently is not good. Although barbecuing produces carbon dioxide, environmentally friendly barbecuing methods can be chosen, and there is no need to give up eating for fear of choking. The carbon dioxide produced by citizens barbecuing is not as impactful on the environment as industrial processes.
Wang Yanan called for the world's advanced countries to think about energy conservation and carbon reduction from the perspective of increasing resources and reducing waste. Increasing resources means actively afforesting; reducing waste means the government taking the lead in comprehensively adopting green buildings and incentivizing businesses to reduce carbon emissions during manufacturing through technological advancements.
Xu Yongming pointed out that the Ma administration boasts of spending over 100 billion to expand domestic demand and promote the Twelve Major Construction Projects for Love of Taiwan to boost the economy. However, the money is spent on large construction projects and road building, which not only fails to stimulate consumption but also greatly contradicts energy conservation and carbon reduction policies.
Xu Yongming advocates that the money for expanding domestic demand should be used for tax rebates to stimulate consumer spending, similar to how Singapore postponed public construction to avoid inflation. He believes the government should brainstorm strategies that balance environmental protection and economic development, take a stance on nuclear energy policy, relocate traditional industries like petrochemicals, steel, and oil refining, and subsidize hybrid and electric motorcycles to create a high-quality environment.
An Kui, a professor in the Department of Leisure and Recreation Management at Minghsin University of Science and Technology, proposed the concept of "healthy leisure." He said, what is healthy leisure? It should be judged and chosen subjectively by individuals. For example, gambling is leisure, but is it good for health? Barbecuing is leisure, but is it good for one's own health, others' health, and the planet's health?
An Kui said that Mid-Autumn Festival barbecuing has only become popular in recent years, mainly because family and friends can gather and engage in activities. However, to achieve this purpose, pre-cooked food can be brought for a picnic outdoors, which does not produce oil smoke; or one can choose to do a body detox on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, eating only fruits and vegetables. For example, he, fearing weight gain, plans to admire the moon without eating mooncakes, instead eating peaches, pears, and dried persimmons, which also symbolize the meaning of "roundness."
An Kui suggested that in the past, Mid-Autumn Festival was mostly "men's leisure, women's labor." This year, why not let women take a break, have men do the work, and let women enjoy a day of leisure as "grand ladies."
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Scholars: Industrial Carbon Reduction is the Priority
Criticizing the government for not daring to touch big businesses, only daring to target ordinary citizens.
[Reporter Xie Wenhua / Taipei Report] The government does not encourage large-scale barbecues during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xu Yongming, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Soochow University, believes that energy conservation and carbon reduction can be achieved by changing industrial policies and lifestyles. Compared to citizens barbecuing, large steel mills and oil refineries cause more environmental damage. The government does not dare to touch big businesses, only daring to target ordinary citizens, which affects festive consumer spending. The measures taken are actually "putting the cart before the horse."
Wang Yanan, a professor in the Department of Forest Environment and Resources at National Taiwan University, stated that anything done excessively or insufficiently is not good. Although barbecuing produces carbon dioxide, environmentally friendly barbecuing methods can be chosen, and there is no need to give up eating for fear of choking. The carbon dioxide produced by citizens barbecuing is not as impactful on the environment as industrial processes.
Wang Yanan called for the world's advanced countries to think about energy conservation and carbon reduction from the perspective of increasing resources and reducing waste. Increasing resources means actively afforesting; reducing waste means the government taking the lead in comprehensively adopting green buildings and incentivizing businesses to reduce carbon emissions during manufacturing through technological advancements.
Xu Yongming pointed out that the Ma administration boasts of spending over 100 billion to expand domestic demand and promote the Twelve Major Construction Projects for Love of Taiwan to boost the economy. However, the money is spent on large construction projects and road building, which not only fails to stimulate consumption but also greatly contradicts energy conservation and carbon reduction policies.
Xu Yongming advocates that the money for expanding domestic demand should be used for tax rebates to stimulate consumer spending, similar to how Singapore postponed public construction to avoid inflation. He believes the government should brainstorm strategies that balance environmental protection and economic development, take a stance on nuclear energy policy, relocate traditional industries like petrochemicals, steel, and oil refining, and subsidize hybrid and electric motorcycles to create a high-quality environment.
An Kui, a professor in the Department of Leisure and Recreation Management at Minghsin University of Science and Technology, proposed the concept of "healthy leisure." He said, what is healthy leisure? It should be judged and chosen subjectively by individuals. For example, gambling is leisure, but is it good for health? Barbecuing is leisure, but is it good for one's own health, others' health, and the planet's health?
An Kui said that Mid-Autumn Festival barbecuing has only become popular in recent years, mainly because family and friends can gather and engage in activities. However, to achieve this purpose, pre-cooked food can be brought for a picnic outdoors, which does not produce oil smoke; or one can choose to do a body detox on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, eating only fruits and vegetables. For example, he, fearing weight gain, plans to admire the moon without eating mooncakes, instead eating peaches, pears, and dried persimmons, which also symbolize the meaning of "roundness."
An Kui suggested that in the past, Mid-Autumn Festival was mostly "men's leisure, women's labor." This year, why not let women take a break, have men do the work, and let women enjoy a day of leisure as "grand ladies."
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 080908/ 78/ 15i2v. html