An exhibition by underwater photographer Wu Yung-sen (吳永森) to promote marine conservation opened on Friday at SPOT-Taipei Film House.
Greanpeace Taiwan, which is working with Wu, said it hopes the exhibition will garner support for its campaign for the government to pass a marine conservation bill.
Greenpeace and Wu have donated one of his works to the Executive Yuan to call attention to the bill, Greenpeace said on Friday.
Wu said that Environmental Jurists Association lawyer Kuo Hung-yi (郭鴻儀) inspired him to hold the exhibition, which runs until Friday next week.
Kuo has said that conservation of the oceans is important, as they become
The government should release a detailed timeline showing how it plans to achieve its goal of phasing out several types of single-use plastics by 2030, Greenpeace Taiwan told a news conference yesterday that was also attended by New Power Party Legislator Claire Wang (王婉諭) and Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Tsai Pi-ru (蔡壁如).
Many people in Taiwan’s food and beverage industry support efforts to reduce plastic use, but feel that they are receiving insufficient support from the government, Greenpeace Taiwan said.
The results of a survey conducted by the group last year showed that the main difficulties cited by business owners were a
Environmental groups held ocean cleanup events across northern Taiwan on Sunday last week, attracting 205 participants, organizer Greenpeace Taiwan said in a statement on Tuesday.
The volunteers collectively removed 1 tonne of debris from the coast between Miaoli County and New Taipei City, about half of which was discarded fishing equipment, including nets and buoys, Greenpeace said, adding that it has launched a petition through the Public Policy Online Participation Platform urging the government to speed up the drafting of a marine conservation bill.
Another beach cleanup, in Penghu County on April 24, organized by the county government, attracted more than 1,000
More than half of Taiwan’s small and medium-sized manufacturers support carbon pricing, a Greenpeace Taiwan survey found, as stakeholders debate so-called “carbon anxiety” over proposed emissions penalties.
For the survey conducted from March 1 to April 8, the environmental group interviewed 106 manufacturers that have capital of less than NT$100 million (US$3.37 million) or fewer than 200 employees.
Most of the respondents were anticipating using funds raised by the carbon fees to subsidize equipment upgrades and transition to renewable energy, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
Moreover, nearly 80 percent were accepting of broader carbon pricing and willing to share responsibility for energy transformation