‘COMMON ENEMY’: Protesters in Kaohsiung called on local pollution producers to cut their emissions by 50 percent within three years, while demanding a ban on coal burning
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 18, 2017
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Thousands of people yesterday marched in Taichung and Kaohsiung, calling on the
Protesters wearing gas masks and Star Wars costumes take part in a march against air pollution and global warming in Taichung yesterday. Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei Times
government to stop using coal in power generation and end the phenomenon of “one sky, two Taiwans” caused by air pollution predominantly affecting the nation’s southern regions.
The demonstration in Taichung saw most participants dressed in black, which they said represented lungs darkened by air pollution caused by burning coal.
The protesters gathered at Taichung City Council Square at 1pm and outlined the words “no coal” and a map of Taiwan with their bodies for an aerial photograph.
They then marched around the Taichung City Government Building until about 5:20pm.
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