Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea's constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea's constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Environmental groups note that South Korea's target is less ambitious because the reduction is compared to 2018 levels, while others are compared to 2010 or earlier.with the government, stating that climate change is a human rights issue, and that the government is therefore obligated to protect citizens from it.
Lee Donghyun says she feels it's difficult as an individual to combat climate change. She tries to organize fellow citizens to save electricity, but she says that without fundamental reforms, South Korea won't be able to meet even its own modest targets.
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