Release time: 2024/06/06 14:38:45
(Central News Service 20240606 14:38:45) In mid-May, the Higher Education Sprout Project Office and the Yunus Social Business Center (YSBC) at National Taichung University of Science and Technology held a Campus Net Zero Carbon Emissions Day. University President Chen Tong Xiao invited prominent guests, including Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan President ,Philippa Tsai, former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' European Affairs Department and Honorary Advisor of the Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan Ambassador Chiu Zhong Ren and his wife , and Director General of the Department of Technological and Vocational Education at the Ministry of Education Yang Yu Hui. Together, they planted three pink shower trees on campus to symbolize the commitment to “net zero carbon emissions,” hoping to inspire youth to embrace environmental protection principles and promote low-carbon vegetarian diets at the event's marketplace.
President Chen Tong Xiao began by welcoming and thanking the distinguished guests. Director General ,Yang Yu Hui, emphasized in her speech that students should cultivate a sense of social responsibility bahrain phone number data during their time at school. She mentioned the UN's goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and stressed the importance of starting with individual actions, such as using reusable cups and practicing energy conservation, to prevent the recurring image of polar bears stranded on small ice floes. She hoped that students would understand and embody the spirit of environmental sustainability through the event.
Ambassador ,Chiu ZhongRen, shared that despite the harsh climates and difficulty in obtaining fruits and vegetables while serving abroad, he remained committed to a vegetarian diet. He emphasized that global warming is worsening and that adopting a vegetarian diet is one way to help save the planet.
Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan President ,Philippa Tsai, noted that there are currently 108 universities worldwide with Yunus Social BusinessCentres, all of which are renowned institutions. National Taichung University of Science and Technology was the first in central Taiwan to establish a YSBC. The university's “Campus Net Zero Carbon Emissions Day” promotes carbon reduction principles and inspires more young people to engage in the Zero Emissions, Zero Poverty, and Zero Unemployment goals and social business entrepreneurship. She encourages students to participate in the Taiwan Yunus Social Business Innovation Award to gain more experience connecting with industries.