South Korea's former president Ban Ki-moon says, ``We should listen to the efforts of scientists'' regarding the release of treated water from Japan.

"Science is mixed with politics, and even facts cannot persuade. Japan's treated water discharge issue must not be mixed with politics either. This in itself is unfortunate and embarrassing."
Former United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon attended the second conference held on the 13th at the Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
This was made clear at the Pacific Trans-Pacific Dialogue on Sustainability (TPSD) forum. President Ban said, ``I'm not worried about exposure to X-ray radiation during health checkups, but I'm not worried about exposure to X-ray radiation during medical checkups, but
I'm worried about the radioactivity, which is about one-billionth of the amount released," and emphasized, "Science and politics are mixed in South Korean society. We should listen to the efforts of scientists who are trying to find out the truth." .
This forum was held under the theme of "Energy Security," which is the seventh goal of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) announced by the United Nations in 2015 to create a sustainable society.
It was done. It was supervised by the Ban Ki-moon Foundation, Stanford University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and hosted by the Korea Institute of Energy Economics.
Former President Ban will be attending the Rafael Mariano Grossi International Conference this July.
He also mentioned that the Secretary-General of the IAEA was detained at the airport during his visit to South Korea. General Ban said, ``He said that the Korean people warmly welcomed you and abducted you,'' and added, ``The Korean president also said that he abducted you.
I can't convince the people. It will take time, but science will prevail in the end." Ban said that the leaders of the world who came together in the 2015 Paris climate agreement are now following political logic.
He urged people to pay attention to the issue, saying that they have been caught up in the issue and are putting carbon neutrality on the back burner. He said, ``We are embroiled in the US-China conflict, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, regional conflicts, and carbon neutrality.
"The will to achieve this goal has disappeared," he said, adding, "Government, business, academia, and civil society must form a strong partnership and take action."
He continued, ``Looking at the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) announcement, they said the global temperature would rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, but it has already risen by 1.1 degrees.''
"We must achieve carbon neutrality by 2050," he added. On this day, to the young people who attended the forum, we gave a message to young people who have been recognized as world leaders in past United Nations General Assembly meetings.
He also mentioned the case of Greta Thunberg, a young Swedish environmental activist who rebuked her. Former President Ban said, ``At the past United Nations General Assembly, Greta of Sweden spoke in front of heads of state about the climate crisis.
``If you don't act now, I won't forgive you,'' he said. ``As a young generation, please demand from your leaders to make the world climate-friendly and sustainable.''