"Climate justice should not be a privilege. It's a fundamental human right." - Sylvia Wu, legal coordinator at Greenpeace Taiwan [1/11] 
“My name is Sylvia Wu. As a legal professional, I aspire to use my legal knowledge to bring about positive changes.
In February of 2021, we filed the first climate litigation in Taiwan, Greenpeace East Asia and others v. Ministry of Economic Affairs. [2/11]
In February of 2021, we filed the first climate litigation in Taiwan, Greenpeace East Asia and others v. Ministry of Economic Affairs. [2/11]
I worked closely with the individual plaintiffs, local NGOs, and our project team to urge the government to be more ambitious in climate change law amendments and to challenge the rigid judicial system. [3/11]
Climate justice should not be a privilege. It's a fundamental human right. That is also our ultimate goal in the case--to create a path for ordinary people to access climate justice. [4/11]
One of the biggest challenges we faced was to overcome the procedural barriers in a highly traditional court system like Taiwan’s. Moreover, most Taiwanese have never heard of climate litigation or climate justice. [5/11]
Therefore, we endeavored to amplify the influence of our case and to ensure that our plaintiffs' voices got heard while the case was still pending. [6/11]
We collaborated with local environmental law groups to initiate a petition among lawyers advocating for adding citizen suit provision, hold forums allowing more people to understand climate justice, and publish articles. [7/11]
In addition to climate litigation, I devoted myself to supporting our Distant Water Fishery project. Due to the discriminated-based two-tier employment system, many distant water fishery workers experienced forced labor or human trafficking in the dark ocean. [8/11]
We assessed and developed legal and political advocacies to safeguard their rights and to help them break out from the chains of an unfair system. [9/11]
The people I have been fighting for are the highlight of my story. What makes me most proud of the work is that I get to stand with them, amplify their voices, and fight together against the flaws in the system.” [10/11]
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