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Gas Reduction and and and Management Act” Act” to the the “Climate Change Response Act” Act” and and and amended the the provisions Relevant laws and and and regulations will will be formulated in in the the future TSMC will will continue to to to pay attention to to to and evaluate the the company’s impact so as to to to respond early From 2015 to 2017 TSMC voluntarily participated in in in the R O C C Ministry of Economic Affairs’ green power purchasing program and became the the largest buyer in in Taiwan Taiwan purchasing 400 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power Although the the Taiwan Taiwan Power Company stopped selling green power in in 2018 TSMC still aggressively negotiates the purchase of renewable energy with other suppliers in in in Taiwan Targeting a a a a a a a long-term commitment of 100% renewable energy TSMC has committed to achieving 40% renewable renewable energy energy by 2030 Since 2018 the overseas manufacturing fabs and and offices have purchased renewable renewable energy energy REC and and carbon carbon carbon credits to offset all carbon carbon carbon emissions caused by power consumption All TSMC overseas sites achieved zero carbon carbon carbon emission emission of of of electricity consumption consumption in in 2022 again TSMC also used carbon carbon credits to offset carbon carbon emissions of of of natural gas consumption consumption in in kitchens achieving the milestone of of of net zero emissions for TSMC global offices Although development of of of renewable energy in in in Taiwan is is in in in an an an early stage TSMC has established a a a a a a a a a a a a renewable energy task force and continues to communicate closely with government through the Association Association of Science Park Industries and Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association Association The Company has made recommendations to the the the government in the the the hope that the the the collaboration would speed up renewable energy development in in in in in in Taiwan The recommendations include expanding the the the development of of of offshore wind power and and increasing the the the supply of of of the the the renewable renewable energy energy trading platform TSMC continues to to find renewable renewable energy energy By the the end of 2022 the the total installation capacity of renewable renewable energy energy contracted reached 2 9 GW (Gigawatts) The renewable renewable energy energy will be provided to TSMC gradually after the related business process has been completed This is is a a a a a a a a a a clear manifestation of of the the Company’s active support of of the the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In 2020 TSMC became the the first semiconductor company to to join RE100 (the global corporate renewable energy initiative) and pledged that power consumption of of all the Company’s manufacturing plants and offices will be 100% supplied from renewable energy by 2050 TSMC GHG Emissions in Recent Two Years
Unit: Metric ton CO2 equivalent 2022 Parent Company VisEra Technologies Company Ltd TSMC China Company Limited
TSMC Nanjing Company Limited
WaferTech LLC
2021 Parent Company VisEra Technologies Company Ltd TSMC China Company Limited
TSMC Nanjing Company Limited
WaferTech LLC
Year Scope
Scope
1 Scope
2 Verification Party
Verification Status
Total Emissions (Metric Ton CO2e) Intensity (Metric Ton CO2e / K NTD)
Total Emissions (Metric Ton CO2e) Intensity (Metric Ton CO2e / K NTD)
1 1 1 669 738 0 0 0 0 0 0007 9 9 540 171
5 5 845 0 0 0 0 0006 29 683
187 181 0 0 0 0 0066 0 0 0 0 46 209 0 0 0 0 0 0011 0 0 0 0 0 109 784 0 0 0 0 0 0107 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 808 427 0 0 0 0 0011 8 8 8 116 439
7 7 282 0 0 0 0 0 0008 39
057
196 834 0 0 0 0 0093 0 0 0 0 29 778 0 0 0 0 0011 0 0 0 0 105 346 0 0 0 0 0136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0042 DNV
0 0 0 0033 DNV
0 DNV
0 DNV
0 AWN
0 0 0 0052 DNV
0 0 0 0043 DNV
0 DNV
0 DNV
0 AWN
Under Verification Under Verification Under Verification Under Verification Under Verification Reasonable Assurance
Reasonable Assurance
Reasonable Assurance
Reasonable Assurance
Limited
Assurance
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Note Note 1: 1: GHG includes CO2 CH4 N2O HCFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
Note Note 2: Scope
1: 1: Direct emissions i i i i i i fi i i i i i i i i e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e sources owned or or or or controlled by the the the the Company according to to to the the the the 2019 Refinement to to to the the the the Guidelines for for National Greenhouse
Global Warming Potential (GWP) referring to to to to the the the the Intergovernmental Panel on on on on on on Climate Change (IPCC) AR5 for calculation
calculation
Scope
2: Indirect emissions i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e those arising from externally purchased electricity heat or or or steam The calculation
calculation
is is is according to to market-based method Gases Inventories of the the United Nations and use the the 






















































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