Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition — 2023 Summer REPORT
22 March: 2023 SDGs Carbon Reduction Practitioner — AI Sustainable Artist
The event is a response to the “4th SDGs Dual-Day International Forum” organized by CommonWealth magazine and FutureCity magazine. They invited individuals, businesses, governments, and civic organizations to pause and contemplate: “What does your vision of 2050 look like?” Participants were asked to provide ten adjectives to describe their vision of the future world. Using the generative AI drawing system: Midjourney, sustainable art pieces unique to TWYCC were created.
While this event may not trigger any carbon reduction effects, the process of brainstorming and witnessing the visions of the future world from various societal perspectives reveals that our imaginations are actually quite similar. No one wishes to leave behind a polluted and uninhabitable Earth for the next generation. This activity allows us to glimpse a shared objective.
21 April: TWYCC Regina Chang: A Taiwanese Girl Inspires Change on Global Stage
Regina Chang Rui-Qing, PM of the International Affairs Team at TWYCC, shared her climate advocacy journey with Social Enterprise Insights in an interview. It began during a university camp, where she realized the severity of river pollution in Taiwan. Determined to make a difference, Regina adopted eco-friendly practices and motivated others. Through TWYCC, Regina engaged in impactful actions, including Taiwan’s “Youth Climate March” and participation in COP27, fostering global youth collaboration for climate equity.
Regina emphasizes the significance of individual choices and collective action. She encourages embracing small lifestyle changes and joining volunteers to inspire more sustainable transformation. Quoting from a climate documentary, her message to fellow youth is: “We are unstoppable! Another world is possible!”
5 June: Mosaic Art Project for World Environment Day 2023
This year, the theme of World Environment Day focuses on plastic pollution. TWYCC is delighted to have been invited by Climate Youth Japan to participate in their mosaic art project, which aimed to collect pictures of plastic pollution from youth organizations based in different parts of the world to create an art piece that was intended to raise further public awareness of the impact of microplastics on the environment.
As a representative of Taiwan, TWYCC provided 40 photos. The number was not random. In fact, it was proportional to the amount of plastics consumed in the country based on the statistics from Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD). In the end, all the photos contributed by a total of 12 youth organizations comprised an image of an apple, which is equivalent to the weight of plastic waste, approximately 250 grams, every single person produced in a year.
Updates from the Climate Education Project
As part of the Climate Education Project, TWYCC members have been visiting schools and co-teaching classes on climate change since 2019. This year,the classes are mainly from elementary schools and the students are very excited about the new faces, raising their hands enthusiastically. We feel that many students already have a basic understanding of climate change, and thus hope to further develop our syllabus in the future to include personal accounts of climate change, information on how to take action, and opportunities for students to increase their own knowledge of adaptation.
6 June: National Education Radio Sharing
TWYCC was invited to National Education Radio to share our climate education experience. Chun-Chi Hou, one of the Climate Education Project members, briefly introduced TWYCC and his team in the broadcast. Besides, he also shared their teaching experiences, the process of designing teaching materials such as rainwater stairs and mudslides, and feedback from the listeners. Through practical activities and discussion, TWYCC introduces and reminds the students both mitigation and adaptation are important.
Green Career Project Established in July to Identify Member’s Needs
The internal Green Career Project was established in July to identify members’ needs as part of TWYCC’s new three-year (2023–2025) organizational strategy. supporting young people in developing sustainable careers is a key mission of the organization.
The Project aims to identify members’ needs regarding “Green Career,” understand their pain points, and develop an action plan responding to these needs while aligning with the organizational strategy.
Editors: Lesley Chen, Elias König, Regina Chang, Ho Wan Cheng, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Ann Wu and Hui-Shan Hu
Proofreader: Sophia Chueh
