Meet Our COP28 Delegates & Taiwan base team
Who are we?
Formally established in 2012, Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition (TWYCC) is a group of Taiwanese youths with a passion for environmental conservation and climate change issues.
We are the first youth environmental NGO in Taiwan. Since 2008, we have participated in Conferences of Parties held under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for more than 10 years. Also, we are one of the proactive participants of YOUNGO, the youth constituency within the UN framework.
We believe it is crucial to involve not only public awareness, but also youth empowerment about any kind of climate issues and any decision made in COPs. While taking action locally, we love to share creative ideas with our allies in different countries, making collaborative campaigns either online or physically. Our hope is by doing so, the passion for the environment can spread out, and finally have a positive influence for future generations.
Learn more about US
This is the season for 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) — the grand international climate summit!
TWYCC’s International Affairs Team is gearing up to foster collaboration between Taiwanese and global youth climate activists. Preparing for COP28, we’re building international youth networks, tracking climate negotiation progress, and bringing insights back to Taiwan.
The key negotiation themes that TWYCC will focus on at COP28 are the following: Global Stocktake, Loss and Damage, Adaptation, Just Transition Work Programme, and Engaging Stakeholders.
To share our COP28 experiences, the International Affairs Team has divided into a Delegate Team bound for COP28 which will be in Dubai, and a Taiwan-based team raising awareness at home.
Swipe to meet the faces driving TWYCC’s international collaboration on climate action! 🌿
Kevin Yang (楊以新)
TWYCC COP28 Delegate
Kevin Yang has been a long-time advocate for sustainable development. He holds a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture from National Taiwan University, and is currently working as a solar energy system designer and is committed to promoting Taiwan’s sustainable energy transition. He previously worked as a landscape architect at an eco-engineering company, participated in organizing climate emergency action international forums and was selected as one of the participants for COP27 to promote sustainable eco-engineering. As a member of TWYCC, he is dedicated to raising awareness and action on climate change among Taiwanese youth and the general public.
Yun-Fang Wu (吳昀芳)
TWYCC COP28 Delegate
Yun-Fang is currently employed at the Green Citizens’ Action Alliance (GCAA), where her primary role involves working on local government net zero policies and ordinances. Beyond her professional responsibilities, she has been an active volunteer since 2020, dedicating her time and energy to TWYCC. Within TWYCC, she has been a part of the advocacy department, working on amendment of legislation for climate change adaptation.
Jasmine Wu (吳思儀)
TWYCC COP28 Delegate
Jasmine Wu, a university student and member of TWYCC, is passionate about climate, animal, and human rights. As the former president of the National Chengchi University Green24 Sustainability Club, she led the Plant-Based Project, creating the first “vegan, zero waste” themed GreenFest on the campus and promoting sustainable diets through various events. Currently, as part of the TWYCC’s International Affairs Team, she works to bring global insights and resources to youth climate activism in Taiwan.
Shannon Ho (何家璇)
TWYCC COP28 Delegate
Shannon Ho joined TWYCC in 2018 and currently serves as a board member. During her university days, she co-founded the Green24 Sustainability Club at National Chengchi University and participated in actions with “Fridays for Future.” Inspired by the global movement, her motto is, “When we start to act, hope is everywhere.”
She is now a legislative assistant in the Legislative Yuan, she primarily assists in policy development and advocacy related to climate change and energy transition. As a delegate of TWYCC COP28, she is interested in the topic of capacity building and youth empowerment, and she aims to make a positive impact on grassroots mitigation and adaptation actions.
Gina Lee (李昀錚)
TWYCC COP28 Delegate
Gina is currently working in a photovoltaic company as a designer collaborating with other professionals to ensure PV systems are integrated seamlessly into a building or structure. She is also a blogger who advocates for Taiwan’s education issues, Financial education and sustainable lifestyle. Sharing relevant knowledge on Facebook pages called 【1in10_learn_sth】as well. Her motto is, “Every generation has its things to do.” She joined TWYCC in 2022. On a bi-weekly basis, she discussed climate change issues with her teammates and learned a great deal in her first time of the climate course besides being Eco-friendly. She has a passion for environmental conservation and aims to raise awareness among the public.
Renesmee Chen (陳婉昀)
TWYCC COP28 Taiwan Base
Renesmee is an advocate for sustainability, interested in plant-based diet, circular economy, and minimalism. She aims to raise awareness about the increasingly severe environmental and climate issues by sharing relevant information via social media. She currently works as a consultant in the sustainable development industry, where she learns how to implement sustainability advisory projects. As a member of the international affairs team of TWYCC, she is dedicated to promoting climate action among Taiwanese youth in collaboration with the other TWYCCers.
Yung-Ching Chang (張詠青)
TWYCC COP28 Taiwan Base
Yung-Ching Chang, a member of the Taiwan-based COP28 delegation, is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering at NTU. Introduced to COP through TWYCC during her time with the NTU Climate Action Club, she joined TWYCC this spring to deepen her understanding of international climate actions and actively participate as a Taiwanese citizen. This year, she looks forward to participating in COP online, collaborating with the Taiwan delegation during COY and COP events.
Gary Weng (翁辰瑋)
TWYCC COP28 Taiwan Base
Gary majored in Economics and took an environmental economics course which made him realize the importance of environmental protection. Climate change is a global issue requiring cross-disciplinary cooperation. Since joining TWYCC’s international department, he has received training on climate negotiations to better understand Taiwan’s and other countries’ stances. Although Taiwan is small, its youth will contribute. He looks forward to supporting climate action in Taiwan and globally by attending COP28 virtually from Taiwan this December.
Andrew
TWYCC COP28 Canada Base
Andrew’s a grad student at the University of Toronto, working between the Solar Fuels Cluster and the Matter Labs. He has been passionate about sustainability and finding solutions to climate change since high school. In his day job as a researcher, he tries to find new routes and deeper understanding in the field of photocatalysis to help develop novel materials for the generation of synthetic hydrocarbons with solar energy. But at some point he realized there was a pressing need to diversify beyond academia and was interested in learning with others to see how they approach the climate change problem and to gain new perspectives — fortunately, he found out about TWYCC in late 2021 and was able to join the organization in 2022, and since then he has tried his best to volunteer in a remote setting. This year, he was part of a team in designing and providing a training program to the COP28 delegates. In addition to following the conference remotely this year, he will also be working with the delegation and Taiwan base teams during COP28 to promote climate action to Taiwanese communities.
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