Several local groups in Taiwan projected the message "2050 NET ZERO" on landmark buildings Saturday and Sunday to try to raise awareness of climate change issues.
Shown in both English and Chinese, the message was projected onto the Presidential Office and displayed on the facade of the Taipei 101 and Kaohsiung 85 Sky Tower skyscrapers to bring attention to the need to reduce global warming, the groups said in a statement Sunday.
The organizers of the campaign, including the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition, consulting firm Plan b, 350Taiwan and Greenpeace Taiwan, said they hoped to encourage discussion on the issue at a time when a global summit under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Glasgow.
The "2050 NET ZERO" message refers to the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 in the Paris Agreement signed during the annual UNFCCC Conference (COP21) in 2015, aimed at keeping the rise in global temperatures compared to pre-industrial levels below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Taiwan, meanwhile, held a "Taiwan Day" event in Glasgow on Sunday, even though it cannot attend any official UNFCCC events because it is not a member of the United Nations.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tsai Ing-wen (???) was scheduled to give an online speech to open the event, being held to share Taiwan's efforts in tackling global warming.
Shen Chih-hsiu (???), a deputy head of the Environmental Protection Administration who is heading the delegation in Glasgow to seek support for Taiwan's inclusion in the UNFCCC, told CNA Saturday that Taiwan will be affected by the outcome even if it is not a member.
He said Taiwan hopes to take part in the UNFCCC as an observer, and the delegation is talking with other countries during the COP26 summit before it concludes on Nov. 12.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel