The organizers of the Taipei Marathon are to conduct carbon footprint verification for the first time in the event’s history this year, as the Taipei City Government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions with the goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said yesterday.
The organizers have tasked the British Standards Institute with measuring carbon emissions, Tsai told a news conference ahead of tomorrow’s event.
The data would be used as a reference in the event’s efforts to reduce emissions by 3 percent every year until it meets the city’s requirements in 2050, he said.
Taiwan’s net-zero
The Taipei City Government must investigate a rise in scams targeting people who have entered the Taipei Marathon, Democratic Progressive Party Taipei City Councilor Chen E-jun (陳怡君) said on Tuesday.
The marathon is scheduled for Sunday.
Thirty-nine entrants have been defrauded of about NT$2 million (US$71,932) between them by scammers, who seem to have accessed their contact information, Chen said in a news release.
Earlier on Tuesday, an entrant who works in Beitou District (北投) complained to Chen’s office after losing NT$30,000 to a fake event organizer, she said, adding that it was the latest in a series of similar reports.
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The Taipei Marathon is to be held this year in Taiwan’s capital on Dec. 19 as scheduled, and participants are not required to wear a masks during the race, the city government said.
Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said that organizers must receive a health declaration from each participant after they have registered online for the event.
The declaration can be a proof of vaccination against COVID-19, a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or rapid antigen test report, or a medical proof of recovery from the disease, Tsai said, noting that any of the three is acceptable.
Participants are to have received