Young people deliver letters to ruling and opposition parties demanding action on climate crisis - South Korea

Greenpeace, an international environmental organization based in South Korea, handed a letter to representatives of the ruling and opposition parties on behalf of young people calling for action on the climate crisis. On the 4th, Han Dong-hoon (Han Dong-hoon) of the ruling party ``People's Power''
On the 5th, Isao, chairman of the emergency response committee, visited Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, and conveyed the thoughts of young people.
“As young people with the right to vote, we must do everything we can to address the climate crisis,” the letter said.
"I will not choose a politician who is acting like a fool," he said, adding, "It doesn't matter whether it's the power of the people or the Democratic Party. What really matters is how serious politicians are about the climate crisis.
This is the only standard for exercising the right to vote by voting. I want them to demonstrate climate leadership." The organization stated, ``Chairman Han and Representative Lee listened to the voices of young people and received the letter.''
I made it. "As voters and young people concerned about jobs, we write this letter to make known the anxiety and pain we feel about the climate crisis," the group said in a letter.
South Korea is allowed to emit 4.5 billion tons of carbon, but politicians plan to emit 4.1 billion tons, or more than 90%, by 2030. After 2030
"Only 400 million tons are left for young people and children who must survive." The carbon emission allowances pointed out in the letter were analyzed by Greenpeace based on the UN IPCC report.
is. It is expressed in the term carbon budget. South Korea's carbon budget is 4.5 billion tons in 2023. This means that South Korea is allowed to emit 4.5 billion tons of carbon until carbon neutrality in 2050.
It is. If the South Korean government's plan goes as planned, it will consume 4.1 billion tons, more than 90% of its total capacity, by 2030, six years from now. 400 million tons remain, from 2031 to 2050.
For the next 20 years, only 400 million tons will be emitted. We must survive for 20 years at a scale smaller than the annual emissions (600 million tons in 2020).
Greenpeace activist Lim Soo-min, who attempted to have a dialogue with political party representatives on that day, said, ``Unless political changes are made together, individual
I felt that it is difficult for a person's small efforts to have a big meaning,'' and added, ``I hope that politicians will not overlook the climate crisis issues faced by marginalized youth, and that young people will vote for politicians who will respond to the climate crisis.''
"I want people to recognize the fact that there are many voters in the Democratic Party of Japan." In February, Greenpeace's Seoul office submitted a climate policy proposal to People Power and the Democratic Party Together. Related station
A famous campaign is also underway, with over 10,000 people currently participating.