HI SR32

Urges the United Nations to grant Taiwan observer status in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties meetings

Recognizes Taiwan as a developed and highly industrialized nation that is eager to participate in international efforts to combat global warming

Notes that Taiwan is the world's largest LED manufacturer and second largest solar cell manufacturer, significantly reducing global carbon emissions through its green energy industry

Finds that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change requires the widest possible cooperation of nations to address the global nature of climate change

Received supporting testimony from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Department of Meteorology, and Hawaii State Climate Office