16. COP Out: Liang-Yi Chang (350.org)

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Two major things happened this week: 1/ COP (Conference of the Parties - ie the only time countries meet to negotiate climate agreements) just wrapped up in Spain. 2/ Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg was named TIME Person of the Year. Today, we discuss something in between. Every year at COP, young activists continue to be at the front of the conversation. This episode, we meet a climate activist from Taiwan who’s attendance at a previous COP as a 21-year-old created a diplomatic stir. He also found a very unlikely ally, who also took him to Antarctica. Our youth activist is Liang-Yi Chang (張良伊). He co-founded the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition in 2008/9. Today, he’s Asian Managing Director for the international environmental organization, 350.org. And this is his story. This is a podcast about how NOT to save the environment. Hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), an environmental researcher working on energy, ocean, and waste issues. Support us on Patreon: “Waste Not Why Not” Follow us on Facebook “Waste Not Why Not” and Twitter @wastenotpod SHOW CREDIT Host - Nate Maynard (Twitter @N8May) Executive Producer - Emily Y. Wu (Twitter @emilyywu) Producer - Allison Chan Editors - Allison Chan and Thomas Lee Production Assistance - Yu-Chen Lai Brand Design - Thomas Lee Production Company - Ghost Island Media MB01WR8IJHWPCOG http://www.ghostisland.media