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LCOY Taiwan · Why it matters

What is LCOY Taiwan, and why should Taiwan's youth take part?

Not a one-way lecture event — in 2026, for the first time, Taiwan hosts as a UN-recognized organizer, gathering cross-generational, multi-ethnic voices on a youth-led climate platform.

🇺🇳 UNFCCC YOUNGO Recognized 🌍 2026 · 113 countries only

🌸 The core value of LCOY Taiwan

LCOY Taiwan is not a one-way lecture event, but a youth-centred forum. On this platform, young people are given agency and influence. After understanding the UN system, they carry their own voices to the international stage. This is not only an honour — it is an important starting point for building global-citizen literacy and opening doors to cross-border collaboration.

🌍 Core topic

Connecting Taiwan's youth to global climate: understanding the NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions)

Government climate promises should be made public and clearly presented — not left as paper or slogans. Carbon-reduction targets and policy progress should be visible to the public, so everyone can jointly monitor and review whether those policies are truly being implemented.

⭐ Sub-topics

💼 Youth green jobs

Taiwan's companies need to pay more attention to sustainability fields. As we expand opportunities, we must also clarify whether the real issue is "a shortage of talent" or "a shortage of openings" — so that talent development aligns with real market needs.

🌐 ESG & understanding international climate action (COY / COP)

Helping ESG stakeholders build a foundational understanding of international climate conferences such as COY and COP. LCOY Taiwan lets Taiwan's young people connect with the global scope and explore how Taiwan can have a voice in the UN.

🇹🇼 Why LCOY Taiwan matters — for Taiwan and the world

2026 · 113 countries only

In 2026, only 113 countries worldwide are recognized by the UNFCCC as LCOY hosting organizers. As the sole host of LCOY Taiwan, we represent Taiwan in gathering voices across generations and communities — children, youth, elders, local action groups, Indigenous peoples and other key groups — so the world can see how Taiwan performs on climate and other global issues.

On this platform, young people are given agency and influence (empowerment) — not just an honour, but a starting point for global-citizen literacy and cross-border collaboration.

One step at a time

LCOY → COY → COP

Through the LCOY Taiwan platform, young people — and even K–12 students — have a path onto the global stage.

LCOY
Local Conference of Youth — the national forum
COY
Conference of Youth — the global youth summit
COP
The UN climate summit itself
Event footprint

The real stages this journey has already reached

From Irvine, California to Dubai, Baku and Belém — and from Taiwan to Okinawa. The path from LCOY to COP is already happening.

2024 LCOY Taiwan, Taichung
FLAGSHIP
2024 LCOY Taiwan · Taichung
2024 LCOY Taiwan ceremony, Okinawa
JAPAN
2024 LCOY Taiwan · ceremony, Okinawa
2023 COY18, Dubai
UN · COY18
2023 Conference of Youth · Dubai
2024 COY19, Baku, Azerbaijan
UN · COY19
2024 Conference of Youth · Baku, Azerbaijan
2025 COY20, Belém, Brazil
UN · COY20
2025 Conference of Youth · Belém, Brazil
2023 LCOY West USA, Irvine, California
USA
2023 LCOY West USA · Irvine, California
2023 LCOY West USA, Irvine, California
USA
2023 LCOY West USA · Irvine, California
2023 LCOY West USA, Irvine, California
USA
2023 LCOY West USA · Irvine, California
2026 Kick-off · July 2

LCOY Taiwan 2026 launches with four universities of technology

The journey to COP begins on home soil. LCOY Taiwan 2026 launches at the National Taichung University of Science and Technology forum, “Igniting a Sustainable Future for Technical & Vocational Education.”

📅 2026/07/02 · 13:30–18:00 📍 NTCUST · Int'l Conference Hall 🎓 4 universities of technology
2026 NTCUST sustainability forum poster — LCOY Taiwan kick-off
“Igniting a Sustainable Future for TVET” — NTCUST Sustainability Office, July 2 2026.
  • 13:30Opening & guest remarks
  • 14:00NTUST · Prof. Chiu — engineering education & university social responsibility
  • 14:30NKUST · AI-driven cross-campus sustainability governance
  • 14:45NTCUST · sustainability + hands-on TVET model
  • 15:45Edward Huang, LCOY Taiwan Youth Coach — “The power of youth: the key force driving the sustainability transition.”
  • 16:00Panel: a TVET sustainability-education collaboration platform
  • 17:00Cross-campus sustainability showcase
Recognized & backed

An officially recognized platform — not a slogan

LCOY Taiwan is hosted by Youth Network under UNFCCC YOUNGO recognition, with an exclusive partnership with PAC (People Achievement Consulting), holder of GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) recognition.

🇺🇳 UNFCCC YOUNGO 🤝 PAC · GRI & NCDA 🎓 UNESCO Greening Education 🌍 113 countries only
Reply letter from the Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Office of the President (Taiwan) formally replied to Youth Network's 2026 LCOY Taiwan letter, acknowledging the hosting right and forwarding the matter to the Executive Yuan (ref. 2026012076, June 2026).