Flashmobs
@ Taipei--
Day/Time: Sat 12th Dec, meet at 12 noon at Place 1.
(Come a few minutes early if you can!)
Place 1: Taipei Main Train Station, just outside West number 3 Gate
Then, we will walk to Place 2.
Place 2: outside the front of Shinkong Mitsukoshi Department Store opposite Taipei Main Station
This 2nd flashmob will start at 12:45.

Any Questions? Using English, contact Lynn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it OR send a text message to her on 0931-146-481 and she'll get back to you asap.

According to figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA), citizens of Taiwan are each responsible for a yearly emission of 12.8 tons of carbon dioxide. In a worldwide table of country by country, per-capita emissions, Taiwan is in 18th position. In Asia, Taiwan is in first position, with a per-capita output of three times the global average, surpassing Europe, Japan, and Korea.

Taipei Times
Vincent Chao (STAFF REPORTER)
Sunday, Oct 25, 2009, Page 2

Scores of people gathered in Taipei's Xinyi District (信義) yesterday afternoon to take part in an international campaign aimed at raising public awareness of global warming.

The campaign, called “350,” was held to mark International Day of Climate Action, an international event organized by a group called 350. The campaign, which took place in 4,000 cities in 181 countries yesterday, aims to keep carbon dioxide emissions below a level of 350 parts per million, which the organization said was the upper safety limit for carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere.

“We want to raise awareness for a serious problem that is not going away unless we all come together,” said Alec Salter, who organized the activity in Taipei. “If we can educate everyone about this problem, I'm sure we can find a solution.”

Many of the participants learned of the activity through Facebook, gathering under cloudy skies yesterday to make their voices heard. They were joined by student groups from Shih Hsin University and National Tsing Hua University who came to support what they say was a worthy cause.

林子倫 台灣大學政治學系 助理教授

2009年是「氣候公約談判年」，來自180多個國家的代表甫於八月中旬在德國波昂結束了長期合作行動特設工作組（Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change；AWG-LCA）以及京都議定書特設 工作組（Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol；AWG-KP）兩個小組的非正式諮商會議，這是為因應今年底在丹麥哥本哈根舉行的聯合國氣候變化綱要公約第十五 次締約國會議（COP15）所召開今年以來的 第三回合談判，主要是針對六月出爐的「後京都」氣候公約協商草案（Negotiating text） 進行初步磋商，目的在增加國際間的合作氣氛，了解各國的態度及立場，內容涵蓋2012 年後的長期合作議題，並確立「後京都」因應氣候變遷的關鍵談判架構，不過由於各國立場仍存在很大的分歧，因此協商進度相當緩慢。