South Koreans, young and old alike, took to the streets to demand immediate action on climate change
The Moon Jae-in administration laid out a road map to raise the proportion of renewables from the current 6.2 percent to 20 percent by 2030 and to phase out coal and nuclear energy, though the plan also involves increasing the use of another polluting fossil fuel: natural gas.
Environmental activists say the plan is not enough, demanding the government declare a “climate crisis” and take bolder actions now.
“The government turning a blind eye to climate crisis and staying silent on it is pushing citizens and the whole society into a bigger threat,” said Lee Ji-eon, an activist from Korean Federation for Environmental Movement. “People’s actions will continue for the big shift we want in society.