Increasing the number of failures in the supply of microcircuits and the rise in prices for electronics and cars around the world may occur due to climate problems in Taiwan. The largest exporting country of semiconductor chips warned about strengthening problems in production due to the global lack of water and electricity, writes Bloomberg.
Drought in Taiwan, which lasts for a year, put the national economy for a serious blow. Global warming in the country turned into a shortage of electricity and water resources, which is reflected in the activities of Taiwanese microcircuit manufacturers fighting the global deficit of semiconductors. There are problems in other industries, as well as in agriculture.
“In the medium term, energy and water will become key factors for Taiwan from the point of view of food security and growing investments in the semiconductor industry,” the representative of one of the largest French investment banks Natixis.
According to the site monitoring of climate change in Taiwan Taiwan Adaptation Platform, from 1957 to 2006, the summer in the country extended for a month, and winter began about 30 days shorter, respectively. The average temperature over the past hundred years has increased by about 1.3 degrees Celsius, which is twice the global indicator. According to the forecast of meteorologists, until the end of the century, the temperature will grow as much as much.
23.5 million inhabitants suffer from drought, who are waiting for the rainy season to replenish the reservoirs. Due to the attempts of factories to maintain production volumes, electricity sometimes disappears all over the island.
Taiwan is one of the largest manufacturers of greenhouse gases per capita. The state has undertaken obligations from 2005 to 2050 to reduce carbon emissions twice. Over the past six years, the volume of generated energy from renewable sources in the country increased by 1.5 times.
The lack of chips caused by a pandemic, turned into a real challenge for the global automotive industry and technological giants. Auto industry risks not to revenue revenue in 110 billion dollars this year. American companies, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, are asking for $ 50 billion to fight chip deficiency and expanding semiconductor issues within the country.