With the world pushing for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Taiwan has made policy announcements and taken actions which echo the global trend. As Taiwan’s premier agricultural university, the century-old National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) has recognized its particular responsibility to conduct research on agricultural carbon reduction. Currently, a research team working under Associate Professor Yu-Ting Wu of the NPUST Department of Forestry is cooperating with the government to implement “Net Zero” objectives by improving soil carbon sinks (i.e. yellow carbon) and developing “carbon-negative” farming methods (where carbon removed exceeds carbon emitted).

The 17th International Warsaw Invention Show was held at the Warsaw University of Science and Technology from December 12 to 14 (2023), with fifteen countries participating in the event. This show is the second largest international exhibition of inventions in the European Union. The teams representing Taiwan at the show saw considerable success, winning 14 gold medals and 9 silver medals in total. Among the winning entries, two works submitted by a joint team from National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) and the Taiwan Air Force and Navy won Gold Medal Awards and a Special Contribution Award.