「別讓我殘肺！」全球撤資動員登場 向化石燃料說不
5月5日至13日，由國際環境非營利組織 350.org 發起的全球撤資動員（Global Divestment Mobilisation; GDM）正式展開，迄今已有42國發起266場動員響應，呼籲民眾、政府、企業將資金撤離化石燃料能源，阻止化石燃料能源造成的氣候問題與空氣污染。
350台灣團隊亦將於台北市區內發起動員響應，活動將於華山、信義、公館三處舉行，以玩遊戲的方式，寓教於樂，宣揚撤資概念與350台灣行動方案，讓台灣民眾也能實際參與國際行動，一同響應撤資。
活動上，亦將有身穿肺形連署箱的志工朋友，邀請大家一起用「化石燃料補貼改革連署」填滿連署箱，訴求我國政府移除所有無效率、鼓勵污染的化石燃料補貼，讓台灣不要再因化石燃料產業排放的空氣污染物而「殘肺」。
投資化石燃料產業等同於投資氣候變遷：將資金投注在高碳排、高污染的化石燃料產業，將促使全球暖化、極端氣候、海平面上升、空氣污染等環境問題加劇 —— 這些問題並非遠在天邊，而是與你我都習習相關。台灣中南部長期飽受PM2.5等空氣毒物所苦、2016年台灣因極端氣候下的超強颱風造成農林漁牧業損失共計43億7,745萬元、2016年地球溫度再次創下歷史新高⋯⋯，棘手而急迫的氣候災難在我們眼前發生，除非我們面對並解決，否則這些問題不會消失。
將資金從化石燃料產業撤離是阻止其發展最直接、最有力的方式。因此，全球各地的350團隊陸續發起撤資行動；光是2016年，全球76國、近700家機構從化石燃料產業撤除的資金就高達5兆美元。台灣也應加入國際腳步，正視撤資對於永續社會的關鍵性。
*時間地點：
5/5 (五) 13:00 - 17:00 西門 (捷運站出口1、3、4、6 間廣場)
5/6 (六) 13:00 - 17:00 華山 (後草皮)
5/7 (日) 13:00 - 17:00 信義 (香堤大道廣場)
5/12 (五) 13:00 - 17:00 公館 (捷運站出口2、舟山路）
5/13 (六) 13:00 - 17:00 信義 (香堤大道廣場)
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“Free My Lungs From Fossil Fuels!”
Global Divestment Mobilisation Kicking Off! Say No To Fossil Fuel
Initiated by international environmental non-profit organization 350.org, Global Divestment Mobilisation (GDM) has unfolded
on May 5th. More than 260 events will be launched in 42 countries around the globe from May 5th to May 13th, responding to the call of fossil fuel divestment and calling out to the public, the government and the corporates to divest their money from fossil fuel energy in order to stop the climate crisis and air pollution caused by fossil fuels.
Joining the global movement, 350 Taiwan Team will also launch Global Divestment Mobilisation in Taipei, Taiwan. The event will be held in Huashan Creative Park, Xinyi district and Gongguan. Through playing games, 350 Taiwan Team aims to promote the concept of divestment and its projects to the general public. Doing so will engage the public to participate in international climate actions.
On the event, there will be a volunteer wearing a lung-shaped
petition box. People are invited to fill the box with petitions on “Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform”. This is to call on the Taiwanese government to remove inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage environmental disruption, allowing Taiwan to be free from fossil fueled air pollution.
Investing in fossil fuel industries equals investing in climate change: Funding fossil fuel industries with high carbon emissions and high pollution will exacerbate environmental disasters such as global warming, extreme weather, sea level rise, and air pollution. These problems are highly relevant to both you and me. In Central and Southern Taiwan, people have long suffered from air toxicants such as PM2.5; in 2016, agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry sectors in Taiwan has lost about TWD 4.4billion due to super typhoons; same year, global temperature hit the record-high once again……, these are problems happening right in front of our eyes, and unless we face the problems and work to solve them, they are not going to be resolved by themselves.
Divesting from fossil fuel industries is the most direct and powerful way of stopping its development. Thus, 350 Teams from around the world have initiated divestment actions one after another. In 2016, nearly 700 institutions in 76 countries around the globe have committed to divestment, making the amount divested up to 5 trillion USD. Taiwan should join in the world’s trend and utilize divestment as a key tool toward a sustainable society.
*Time and Location:
5/5 (FRI) 13:00 - 17:00 Ximen (between MRT Exit 1, 3, 4, and 6)
5/6 (SAT) 13:00 - 17:00 Huashan Creative Park (Grand Green)
5/7 (SUN) 13:00 - 17:00 Xinyi (Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Plaza)
5/12 (FRI) 13:00 - 17:00 Gongguan (MRT Exit 2; Zhoushan Road)
5/13 (SAT) 13:00 - 17:00 Xinyi (Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Plaza)
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