Using models based on international calculations of the relationship between economic growth and emissions, ITRI has also estimated that as the economy grows Taiwan can endeavor to reduce emissions by 20 %. It is hoped that by the year 2020, the level of per capita emissions will be held to 13 tons.
工研院也參考國際估算經濟成長與排放的預測模式，估出台灣在維持經濟成長情況下，可以努力減掉百分之二十的策略，希望在二○二○年，每人平均排放量維持在十三噸，以作為說服公約組織的說帖。