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Taipei Times
Date: May 25, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
A coalition of environmental and Aboriginal campaigners yesterday staged a climate
Children and environmental advocates dressed as extraterrestrial ambassadors of the universe for environmental protection participate in a climate emergency demonstration outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times
emergency demonstration in Taipei, calling on the government to hold a national conference to propose concrete climate action.
The march was mainly organized by the Air Clean Taiwan (ACT) to echo worldwide movements inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
Participants started gathering outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei at 1pm, and marched to the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters and the Executive Yuan to submit their appeals.
Students and advocates in other cities also gathered to form the characters 1.5°C on campuses or in public squares for aerial photographs. [FULL STORY]
