Green Tourism, Low-Carbon Sustainability: New Taipei Writes a New Chapter for Eco-Friendly Travel
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New Taipei City Government Tourism and Travel Department Press Release 2026.05.13
Green Tourism, Low-Carbon Sustainability: New Taipei Writes a New Chapter for Eco-Friendly Trave
【New Taipei City News】On May 13, 2026, the New Taipei City Government Tourism and Travel Department delivered a special report at the municipal council meeting under the theme "Green Tourism, Low-Carbon Sustainability." Tourism and Travel Department Director-General Yang Tsung-min stated that, in the face of global climate change and the 2050 net-zero emissions target, New Taipei is actively promoting a new model of tourism. Built around four core pillars—"Green, Decarbonization, Action, and Shared Wellbeing"—the city is establishing a low-carbon tourism system that balances environmental sustainability with industry development, striving to lead New Taipei toward becoming a more environmentally friendly, sustainable tourism city.On the "Green" front, the Tourism and Travel Department is fully aligning with international net-zero trends and, in accordance with Ministry of Environment guidelines, is progressively advancing a "Net-Zero Green Living" tourism system. New Taipei is home to abundant ecological landscapes and cultural resources—including the Lujiaoxi Constructed Wetland and the Taipei Water Source Domain Environmental Education Learning Center, along with local cultural venues such as the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology, the Yingge Ceramics Museum, the Tamsui Historical Museum, the Hakka Cultural Park, and the New Taipei City Art Museum—all of which form essential components of green tourism promotion. The Department is also actively integrating eco-friendly restaurant resources, guiding local accommodations toward obtaining Green Mark certification, and has launched the "Mountains and Seas, E-Stay New Taipei Check-In Fun" campaign, setting up dozens of electronic stamp-collection points incorporated into featured routes such as the Tamkang Bridge and the Sanying Art Museum, encouraging visitors to explore New Taipei in depth. In addition, the Department has partnered with Gold-grade Green Mark-certified travel operators to jointly promote green itineraries. Going forward, the Tourism and Travel Department will continue to deepen the linkage of various resources and gradually expand the city's green tourism routes, progressively integrating low-carbon tourism into the travel experience.
In terms of "Decarbonization," the green itineraries launched by the Department have been entrusted to professional institutions to conduct a complete carbon footprint preliminary estimation and accounting of the travel process, covering every stage of the cycle, including itinerary design, transportation, dining, and activity experiences. The results show that each traveler participating in a green low-carbon itinerary can reduce carbon emissions by approximately 10 kilograms compared with traveling independently by private car. For the unavoidable residual emissions during travel, the Department goes a step further by purchasing internationally certified carbon credits through a carbon exchange to offset emissions, allowing every participating traveler to receive a personal carbon offset certificate—truly realizing the sustainable tourism principle of "emissions made visible, decarbonization made achievable."
In 2026, the Department has already launched three green tourism routes combining low-carbon sustainability with deep local culture: the Water Source Tea Fragrance Pinglin Stroll, the Railway Green Trail Shuangxi–Houtong Cultural Walk, and the Artful Scenery Sanying Time-Slow Journey. This year it will further introduce three more: the Sanying MRT Cultural Tour, the Bitan–Wulai Landscape Stroll, and the Tamsui Waterfront–Tamkang Bridge Cultural Tour, fully connecting New Taipei's diverse landscapes of mountains, seas, city, and rivers.
To enrich the variety of green tourism attractions, the Department is integrating low-carbon tourism with landmark developments and events through cross-agency collaboration. In conjunction with the second-phase restoration of the Ruisan Mining coal-processing plant, 3D digital restoration displays will provide visitors with an immersive industrial-culture tour. In line with the upcoming opening of Tamkang Bridge, a renowned IP co-branded stamp-collection installation is planned for the Golden Waterfront, and the "Youth Coastal Line Scenic Double-Decker Bus" will operate to offer a low-carbon tour of the northern coast. At the same time, the Department continues to promote the "Smile Mountain Line Gemstone Stamp Collection" and the "Sanying Orienteering Field," encouraging travelers to make good use of public green-energy transportation systems and to connect with nature through hiking and walking, thereby reducing the environmental burden of travel.
The Department will continue to advance the practice of travel decarbonization across both the public and private sectors. It recommends that enterprises incorporate decarbonization into traditional employee trips by adopting green itineraries, and it positions itself as the top choice for public-sector agencies seeking to practice green tourism. There are opportunities to integrate community environmental grassroots efforts, off-campus low-carbon education, and lightweight senior-friendly itineraries—respectively—by collaborating with neighborhood districts, schools, and community groups, bringing the concept of green tourism to people of all ages. Meanwhile, by helping travel agencies design certified green itineraries and connecting eco-friendly restaurants with local small-scale farmers, the Department is gradually building a comprehensive green tourism supply chain for New Taipei City, making every journey a concrete act of practicing sustainability and shared wellbeing.
The New Taipei City Government continues to uphold the vision of "Travel New Taipei—Let Every Journey Be an Act of Green Decarbonization," working to make New Taipei an international green tourism city that balances environmental friendliness with a high-quality travel experience. Looking ahead, the Tourism and Travel Department will continue to expand its green tourism partners and routes, collaborating across agencies and between the public and private sectors, so that New Taipei's "green tourism" becomes the ideal choice for visitors who want to travel to New Taipei while also contributing to environmental sustainability. For more New Taipei travel information, please visit the relevant links.
【This news release has been translated by AI】
