Flashmobs!!!! Candlelight Vigil!!!!

2009-12-08T07:15:00.000-08:00

聯合國《氣候變遷框架公約》(UNFCCC)第15次締約國會議(COP15) ，目前正如火如荼地於丹麥首都哥本哈根舉行。（12月7-18日）

世界各地正積極展開一連串的抗暖化行動，以表達支持。
在台灣的我們也一起來為地球加油吧！！

【行動一】1212抗暖化快閃行動

第四度響應全球抗暖化活動，今年我們要號召全台灣各縣市關心暖化議題的團體、個人，在12月12日當天中午12時，同步進行小規模的「快閃」行動，並以「我愛能源稅」為今年主要訴求。

快閃形式不限，敬請觀看 快閃行動教學影帶 後，發揮您們的創意。

時間：2009年12月12日，中午12時起

地點：台北場

1：中午12點12分，在台北車站售票大廳。（可12點整在車站大廳西三門集合）
2：中午12點45分，在台北車站前新光三越百貨前廣場。

活動形式：急凍freeze！

更多活動陸續登錄中…

您還可以這麼做：

1. 加入活動
2. 瞭解能源稅行動聲明
3. 將此訊息轉寄給更多人知道

發起團體：（新聞聯絡及行動諮詢）

荒野保護協會黃詩涵 0985-002-112（http://www.sow.org.tw/index.do）
台灣環境行動網林仁惠 0935-292-293 （http://www.teanonline.org/）
主婦聯盟環境保護基金會張佳怡 0919-844-159（http://www.huf.org.tw/）
綠黨彭渰雯 0986-720-708（http://www.greenparty.org.tw/）

【行動二】350燭光之夜活動

延續10/24我們在信義新光三越舉辦的台北350 Taipei 350活動，12/12晚上9點，相同地點，
再次邀請您與世界同聚，一起用燭光排成350，表達我們對全球抗暖化的關心。

時間：12月12日，星期六，晚上9點到9點半。
地點：信義新光三越A8館南側門口（地圖）

請自備：蠟燭幾根或打火機。

※若下雨我們會移到旁邊屋簷照常舉行。
※我們會把這張350燭光照片上傳至www.350.org

【行動三】投地球一票活動

你也可以用你的一票，決定你要什麼樣的環境，
與我們一起密切關注哥本哈根會議與台灣政府的減碳承諾！

看看有誰投了票！

本活動為響應WWF-Vote Earth活動，
我們會將投票名單彙整至WWF，把全球人民的力量集結起來！

以下是英文版：（建議分開mail）

Hello

December 12 is an International Day of Climate Action, since the world’s political leaders will be in Copenhagen discussing how to (hopefully) save the world from Global Warming. People in 106 countries are mobilizing. This is the highest number since 2005, the year of the first International Day of Climate Action.

Taiwan must also act! Our C02 emissions increased the most in the world between 1990 and 2004! (See attachment for details.)

The Taiwan Environmental Action Network (TEAN), the Society of Wilderness (SOW) and the Homemakers Union and Federation are sponsoring 2 different activities on Sat 12/12:

1. 2 Flashmobs (12-1pm)

2. A 350 Candlelight Vigil (9-9:30pm)

Please join us and forward this email to friends and family!

Flashmobs

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

The detailed instructions for the flashmob will be given at 12 noon. The flash-

mob will start right afterwards.

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. (The same actions as at the 1^st place,

so there will be no instructions given)

Basically, the flashmobs will be “freezing flash mobs”. (See this You Tube “Frozen Grand Central” to get the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo.)

TEAN, SOW and the Homemakers Union and Federation are focusing the message of this flashmob on the Energy Tax because we believe an Energy Tax in Taiwan will help us reduce our C02 emissions. (See the attachment for more information about the Energy Tax…)

350 Candlelight Vigil

Day/time: Sat 12 Dec, meet at 9pm

Place: outside Xinyi District ShinKong Mitsukoshi Dept Store, meeting place A8

(a 5-min walk from Taipei City Hall MRT station Exit 3)

Please bring: a candle or 2 (and a lighter if you have one)

Note: If it’s raining, we’ll find a place under cover near A8.

Along with many other people around the world that night, we’ll form a 350 shape and light our candles. Then we’ll take a photo and send it to: www.350.org

Any Questions? Using English, contact Lynn at lynn_conant@hotmail.com OR send a text message to her on 0931-146-481 and she'll get back to you asap

【I Love Energy Tax Flashmobs】

ORGANIZERS:

Taiwan Environmental Action Network（http://www.teanonline.org/）

Homemakers Union and Foundation (http://www.huf.org.tw/）

Society of Wilderness（http://www.sow.org.tw/index.do）

Green Party Taiwan（http://www.greenparty.org.tw/）

Shocking Statistics:

Our C02 emissions have increased the most in the world!

Even elementary school children have a good understanding of the massive dangers that we face from global warming, however not many people know Taiwan's contribution to this problem. From 1990 to 2006, Taiwan's yearly emissions of carbon dioxide rose from 120,000,000 tons to 260,000,000 tons. In this same period, the majority of industrialized nations have reduced their yearly emissions. Taiwan has persisted in a year by year increase, producing an "amazing" 110% increase on 1990 figures. Compared to every other country in the world, Taiwan's emission's increase is the world's number one!

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.

What’s the Problem?

Of course the people of Taiwan don't want to waste energy and pollute our environment. Short-sighted policies with regard to the price of energy are at the heart of this problem. The price of oil and electricity in Taiwan is not only less than half the price of Europe's, it is far lower than that of similar developed neighboring countries: Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

The low price of oil and electricity over a long period has produced a situation where many industries can waste energy and pollute our environment, while maintaining high production and profit. In short, the energy price in Taiwan gives no protection to the externalization of pollution. Those that pollute don’t need to account for pollution in their costs. Pollution of the environment is the responsibility of the whole population. Energy policy such as this is not only unfair to society; it has helped make Taiwan Asia’s number one emitter of carbon dioxide.

A Solution: The Energy Tax

Just as policies that push the public to waste less and recycle more, the Energy Tax will raise the cost of pollution and waste, thus stimulating higher efficiency in industrial energy use. As energy efficiency increases and waste decreases, the benefit to our environment will come naturally. The cost of transformation towards this fairer, cleaner system may be hard to bear for some. However, the price of not making a policy change is possible international trade sanctions and an environmental crisis.

It’s Fair!

Even more importantly, the collection of the Energy Tax is fair, especially to people and businesses that do their best to save energy and protect the environment. According to government plans, as the Energy Tax is implemented, personal and company tax will reduce. Money raised through the Energy Tax will be used to subsidize public transport, help low income families, and improve the quality of our environment. Furthermore, the government will gradually implement this over a 10 year period to catch up with Japan and South Korea’s energy prices. Due to the gradual implementation of this policy, it is imperative that it is put into place immediately. We cannot afford to miss this chance.

We Can’t Let Taiwan Fall Behind the Rest of the World

The Energy Tax was a pre-election policy of President Ma. Furthermore, the national energy resources committee in March came to a consensus that this is a vital policy for Taiwan’s environment and economy. The majority of the world’s industrialized nations have already put similar tax systems in place. We must not allow the demands of a small number of polluting enterprises and the media’s simplification and misrepresentation of this issue, cloud the eyes of Taiwan’s legislators and deny us the chance to take a progressive, fairer, cleaner, step into the future.

We love the Energy Tax! We want the Energy Tax! Please help us send this message to individuals, businesses, and most importantly, the government.

English language Contact

Lynn Conant: lynn_conant@hotmail.com; 0931-146-481 (Please text me and I’ll call you back.)

支持能源稅 快閃行動

行動聲明

台灣環境行動網、主婦聯盟環境保護基金會、荒野保護協會、綠黨

全球暖化現象所帶來的迫切危機，現在幾乎是連小學生也朗朗上口的常識。然而，許多人不知道的是，台灣在1990年二氧化碳排放量為1.2億公噸，2006年已增加到2.6億公噸。在過去16年間，當世界多數工業先進國家的二氧化碳排放年都已經逐漸下降的同時，台灣卻仍維持著年年成長的「奇蹟」，以超過110%的二氧化碳排放量成長率，勇奪全球第一。2007年國際能源總署（IEA）的最新統計，台灣每人年均二氧化碳排放量高達12.8噸，居全球第18、亞洲第1；是世界平均值的3倍，遠遠超越歐洲、日本及韓國。

但是台灣人民多數並不想浪費能源、污染環境。二氧化碳的高排放量，應當歸咎於錯誤短視的能源價格政策。台灣油價與電價不僅不到歐盟平均值的一半，甚至也遠低於鄰近且發展程度相近的日本、南韓、香港、新加坡。長期過低的油價與電價，讓台灣許多產業的經營發展，安於依賴非常浪費能源、污染環境的生產模式。也就是說，台灣的能源價格根本沒有反應污染環境的外部成本。製造污染較多的人，沒有善盡應付的成本，環境惡果卻是由全民共同來承擔。這樣的能源政策既不符合社會公平，也是讓台灣二氧化碳排放無法減量得元凶。

就像「垃圾費隨袋徵收」政策，有效地養成了人民垃圾減量、資源回收的習慣一樣，開徵能源稅之後，能源價格合理反映環境成本而提高，才能刺激產業改善其能源使用效率及生產管理模式，朝對環境更友善的方向轉型。在這個過程中產業成本的提高，是台灣必須承受的陣痛，因為如果再不改變台灣的能源消耗與二氧化碳排放量，台灣將面臨的是更嚴重的國際貿易制裁和環境危機。

更重要的是，能源稅的開徵對許多身體力行環保節能的人民和企業來說，才是更公平的。根據政府的規劃，開徵能源稅的同時，將降低個人及營業所得稅。能源稅的收入，還可以用來補助大眾運輸票價、給予低收入者的能源津貼、補貼國家財政。而且，政府的規劃是以十年時間，漸進地調高能源價格趕上日本、韓國的能源價格，以降低產業及民生衝擊。這樣漸進寬鬆的改善步調，如果現在不實施，以後哪有這樣的機會與空間？

開徵能源稅並實施綠色稅政，是馬英九總統的競選政見，也是2006年「台灣經濟永續發展會議」及今年4月「全國能源會議」的大會共識，更是不可迴避的世界趨勢。我們不能容許因為少數污染性企業與財團的不求長進，以及媒體的簡化誤導，就綁架了行政院與立法院，封殺這個真正能創造台灣環境與經濟雙贏的無悔政策。

我們愛能源稅，我們要能源稅！請讓政府、立委、企業以及更多的朋友，聽到這樣的聲音！

www.350.org

2009-08-21T08:42:00.001-07:00

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Flashmobs!!!! Candlelight Vigil!!!!

www.350.org