On June 5th every year, the world celebrates World Environment Day to encourage awareness
and action for the protection of the Earth.
The day has been celebrated since 1974 but this year is all the more special... as 2021
marks the first year of action under the Paris Agreement, in which a legally binding international
treaty on climate change was formed.
This year's environment day, which falls on Saturday in Korea, also follows the P4G Seoul
Summit, the first global green talks to be hosted by South Korea, adding to the significance.
World Environment Day and tackling climate change it's the topic of our news in-depth
tonight, joining me in the studio is Jessica Yun, Public Engagement Officer at "Solutions
for Our Climate".
Thank you for coming in today.
The P4G Seoul Summit concluded on Monday with the adoption of the Seoul Declaration.
What's your assessment of the results of
the summit?
Solutions
for Our
Climate
is working closely with experts in and out of
Korea in
various areas including climate finance and renewable energy, with the aim of limiting
global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
In your observation, what is the single most urgent priority in reaching the goal?
To fight climate change, global leaders are considering 'carbon tax' to reduce burning
of carbon-based fuels like coal, oil and gasoline.
According to the World Bank, nearly 90 countries are mulling to impose carbon tax to meet their
Paris Agreement goals.
What are your thoughts on this?
South Korea is set to unveil its upgraded 2030 emissions target at the COP26 climate
conference in November.
Korea had previously vowed to reduce emissions by 24.4% from its level
in 2017.
What would be a realistic goal for South Korea, and what are some pragmatic and
feasible ways to hit the new target?
This year marks the first year of action under the
Paris Agreement.
How do you assess major economies' NDC goals, and their
green efforts thus far?
President Moon, in his P4G summit opening speech, vowed 9 million-dollar support to
create Green New Deal Trust Fund and to expand official development assistance in green projects.
How do you see this, and what kind of government measures
are needed to ensure an effective use of the support funds?
Jessica Yun of Solutions for Our Climate
for
our news in-depth tonight.
Thank
you
for your insights.