On May 31, the Taiwan Science and Technology Office for Net-zero Emission (T-STONE) was officially opened, paving the way for Taiwan to reach carbon neutrality. In attendance at the opening ceremony were Taiwan Vice Premier Wen-Tsan Cheng, National Science and Technology Council Minister Tsung-Tsong Wu, Academia Sinica President James C. Liao, and representatives from various ministries, industry associations, and civic organizations. With a focus on net-zero technology and governance, as well as planning for net-zero industry, international cooperation, and public promotion, T-STONE will carry out research and development in five main areas, including sustainable and forward-looking energy, carbon reduction, carbon negativity, circulation, and humanities and social sciences. This will allow for guided technological investment based on social systems to be made through collaboration between the public and private sectors in order to promote the net-zero movement.

Vice Premier Wen-Tsan Cheng stated that reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will be both a challenge and an opportunity for Taiwan, and that technology will be a driving force for major transformation in society, industry, life, and energy during the process. By pooling resources across ministries and integrating industry, academia, research, and non-governmental organizations, Taiwan will promote net-zero technology solutions, refine governance in net-zero technology research and development, and establish low-carbon and sustainable energy, industrial, social, and living systems.

NSTC Minister Tsung-Tsong Wu indicated that T-STONE will be tasked with three major missions: strengthening forward-looking net-zero technology strategy, connecting net-zero technology and industry, and enhancing the overall synergy of the net-zero technology program. These efforts will encourage Taiwan's academic community and think tanks to invest in forward-looking research related to net-zero technology, promote breakthrough innovations, and collaborate with the international community to further understand key technologies. Finally, research findings will be put into practice, linking upstream and downstream industries and expanding support for transformation in life and society, not only to accelerate the net-zero transformation, but also to make Taiwan an international leader in net-zero technology. Minister Wu also stressed that the net-zero program not only concerns research and development, but also human and social aspects. Civic organizations are encouraged to get involved with net-zero technology, and through collaboration between the public and private sectors, help the public learn to put net-zero into practice in their lives.

Academia Sinica President James C. Liao stated that Academia Sinica published strategic recommendations for science and technology actions towards net-zero emissions in Taiwan at the end of 2022, with special emphasis on the net-zero plan to be based on technology and quantitative indicators, while taking into account Taiwan's unique circumstances. Academia Sinica has also proposed that creating sufficient zero-carbon electrical power is a top priority for Taiwan's net-zero strategy. In addition to taking the lead in research and development of several innovative net-zero technologies for high carbon reduction, Academia Sinica hopes to seek further cooperation through T-STONE and integrate the strengths of Taiwan's academic and research community to get new technologies on the ground.

After the Executive Yuan officially approved the science and technology program to facilitate national net-zero emissions on March 28, a steering committee was established with Tsung-Tsong Wu, Minister without Portfolio and Minister of Science and Technology, as the convener, and James C. Liao, President of the Academia Sinica, as co-convener. Together, they will direct the program and have established the Taiwan Science and Technology Office for Net-zero Emission, which will gather five groups of experts in the field of net-zero technology and related think tanks plan the nation's technological development and map out science and technology paths for net-zero emissions. In the future, the steering committee will assist Academia Sinica, the National Science and Technology Council, the National Development Council, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Council of Agriculture, and the Executive Yuan Atomic Energy Council, Ocean Affairs Council, Environmental Protection Administration, and Financial Supervisory Commission to build common understanding for the development of net-zero technology and establish a technological ecosystem to move toward a life with net-zero carbon emissions.