Lai holds climate response meeting

GREEN EFFORTS: Discussions included a plan for schools to dedicate one hour to climate change info, and reports on food production and power development By Chen Yun and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, and staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source Continued development of offshore wind power facilities would focus on talent development and environmental assessments, ensuring that Taiwan’s transition to green energy promotes sustainability and local growth, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday at a meeting of the National Climate Change Response Committee.Last month saw the second-highest month-long average temperature, and the El Nino effect is expected to bring extreme weather patterns until September, Lai said.Taiwan must be self-reliant in food provision and energy generation, he said,