在100多個以上的國家承諾遵守與支持下,眾所矚目的京都議定書終於在今年(2005)2月16日正式生效,這是國際社會間一項外交的重大成就,象徵著世界各國願意同心協力共同面對氣候變遷此全球性重大環境議題。本文旨在說明氣候變遷與溫室效應之成因與衝擊,藉由國際間各政府與我國因應氣候變遷議題之政策與策略、溫室氣體(GHG)盤查及報告標準化發展之趨勢,以及ISO 14064系列標準發展現況與主要內容之說明,並輔以本研究小組針對國內廠商所進行之溫室氣體議題問卷之調查結果,瞭解國內產業界目前對於溫室氣體議題之因應情形,進而探討氣候變遷標準對我國產業界可能產生的影響,據以評估產業界及政府單位於溫室氣體標準化過程中之技術面等需求,並作為我國政府單位研擬溫室氣體排放管制及標準化過程中相關策略之參考。
With well over 100 countries now committed to the Kyoto Protocol, this landmark agreement went into effect on February 16, 2005. Kyoto's coming of age has been acclaimed as a major diplomatic accomplishment: a strong declaration of multilateral will to confront a quintessentially global challenge. The objective of this article is to introduce the causes and impacts of climate change and the global warming effect, the greenhouse gas (GHG) policies and strategies among international governments and Taiwan, and to investigate the current development of GHG standardization worldwide, especially focusing on the establishment status of ISO 14064 series standards. The survey results obtained by our research on the GHG management status of domestic industries are presented to explore the opinions, preparations, technical needs, and standing levels regarding GHG issues in industrial sectors. On the basis of international information collected on GHG standardization and governmental policies and Taiwan's national implementation status, some possible strategies and promotional actions are suggested for the goal of GHG reduction in the ROC.