JANUARY ELECTIONS: A young environmental advocate urged people to vote for candidates who pay more attention to action on climate issues
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 21, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Taiwanese and European students yesterday gathered at a forum in Taipei to call for more bottom-up
Lin Chia-yen, deputy director of the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition’s Nationally Determined Contributions working group, delivers the keynote speech at the EU-Taiwan Forum on Youth Engagement in Climate Action yesterday in Taipei.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
The EU has proven that promoting a transition toward a lower-carbon economy can spur economic growth and create job opportunities, European Economic and Trade Office Director Filip Grzegorzewski said at the opening of the EU-Taiwan Forum on Youth Engagement in Climate Action at National Taiwan University.
For example, the EU reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent and saw GDP jump 58 percent from 1990 to 2017, he said.
The climate action week is taking place across the world until Oct. 6, with more than 140 EU delegations promoting related campaigns with their local partners. [FULL STORY]