Ou Hongyi ( simplified Chinese: 欧泓奕; traditional Chinese: 歐泓奕; pinyin: Ōu Hóngyì; IPA: ə̄u xʷúŋìː), also known by her English name Howey Ou, is a Chinese environmental activist who organises the school strike for climate in Guilin in southern China, calling for more action to limit greenhouse gas emissions by China and thus climate change. [1]
Ou's activism started after convincing her parents, both university lecturers, to adopt several lifestyle choices to reduce their own carbon footprint. [2] In late May 2019, at age 16, she did a school strike for climate by holding up homemade banners for several days in front of City Hall in Guilin to call for immediate stronger action on climate change. [3] [4] Greta Thunberg said she is a "true hero", then the authorities said she must stop due to not having a permit. [5] [6] [7] Her WeChat account was blocked. [8] In September 2019, she organised a "Plant for survival" campaign. With her pocket money, she bought trees and planted them around Guilin. [9] She was not allowed to return to school as long as she engages in climate activism. [10] [11] [12]
In 2019, youth activist group Earth Uprising nominated her to attend the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in New York. [13] [14]
In 2020, China committed to net zero emissions by 2060, but continued to build coal-fired power stations. [15]
Ou keeps in touch with environmental activist Zhao Jiaxin. [11] After she and three other activists were detained after a silent protest in front of the Shanghai Exhibition Centre in September 2020 [16] she was called "incredibly brave" by Greta Thunberg. [17] Ou and her parents have become vegetarians. [2]
In Lausanne, Switzerland, Ou started a hunger strike on Palud Square on 19 April 2021, to protest her 60-day prison and 1,200- Swiss francs fine sentence for protesting against expansion of the exploitation of the limestone quarry on Mormont hill by the Swiss-French cement company LafargeHolcim. [18] [19]
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Ou Hongyi ( simplified Chinese: 欧泓奕; traditional Chinese: 歐泓奕; pinyin: Ōu Hóngyì; IPA: ə̄u xʷúŋìː), also known by her English name Howey Ou, is a Chinese environmental activist who organises the school strike for climate in Guilin in southern China, calling for more action to limit greenhouse gas emissions by China and thus climate change. [1]
Ou's activism started after convincing her parents, both university lecturers, to adopt several lifestyle choices to reduce their own carbon footprint. [2] In late May 2019, at age 16, she did a school strike for climate by holding up homemade banners for several days in front of City Hall in Guilin to call for immediate stronger action on climate change. [3] [4] Greta Thunberg said she is a "true hero", then the authorities said she must stop due to not having a permit. [5] [6] [7] Her WeChat account was blocked. [8] In September 2019, she organised a "Plant for survival" campaign. With her pocket money, she bought trees and planted them around Guilin. [9] She was not allowed to return to school as long as she engages in climate activism. [10] [11] [12]
In 2019, youth activist group Earth Uprising nominated her to attend the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in New York. [13] [14]
In 2020, China committed to net zero emissions by 2060, but continued to build coal-fired power stations. [15]
Ou keeps in touch with environmental activist Zhao Jiaxin. [11] After she and three other activists were detained after a silent protest in front of the Shanghai Exhibition Centre in September 2020 [16] she was called "incredibly brave" by Greta Thunberg. [17] Ou and her parents have become vegetarians. [2]
In Lausanne, Switzerland, Ou started a hunger strike on Palud Square on 19 April 2021, to protest her 60-day prison and 1,200- Swiss francs fine sentence for protesting against expansion of the exploitation of the limestone quarry on Mormont hill by the Swiss-French cement company LafargeHolcim. [18] [19]
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