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Taiwan Economic Research Monthly Advancing 2050 Net-Zero Transition through a Composite Net-Zero Technology Policy Framework ‧ Countries worldwide have announced "2050 Net-Zero Emissions" plans, and Taiwan has set "Green Growth and 2050 Net-Zero Transition" as its policy goal. Amid new carbon targets, AI's rise, geopolitical shifts, and supply-chain carbon management, this month's feature centers on net-zero technology deployment across seven articles. On decarbonized energy, the articles examine diversifying domestic low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production to strengthen energy security, and, drawing on European, Chinese, and Japanese offshore practices, recommend integrating Taiwan's offshore energy, storage, and green hydrogen technologies to expand offshore spatial use. On carbon cycling and green fuels, the articles note that carbon capture and utilization, unlike storage, faces no geological constraints and can convert captured carbon into high-value synthetic fuels, chemicals, and materials, accelerating low-carbon industrialization; they analyze global sustainable aviation fuel trends and propose building Taoyuan into a core SAF hub. On strategic resources, the articles explore advancing metal recycling in Taiwan's electronics industry, alongside the growing importance, under SBTi 2.0 and the GHG Protocol, of AI-driven, real-time supply-chain carbon management. Finally, technology deployment must coexist with society through inclusive, transparent governance, enabling an opportunity-rich transition.