[ti:South Korean Court Hears Climate Change Case Against Government]
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[00:00.04]South Korea's Constitutional Court
[00:03.08]has begun hearing a case that accuses the government
[00:07.56]of failing to protect 200 people
[00:10.44]by not dealing with climate change.
[00:13.60]The case, which began Tuesday in Seoul,
[00:17.08]includes many young environmental activists and children.
[00:23.44]The people bringing the legal action, or the plaintiffs,
[00:27.32]said the case was Asia's first climate-related case.
[00:31.92]It includes four petitions by children
[00:35.60]and babies among others dating from 2020.
[00:39.72]There is also a petition from a fetus
[00:42.64]at the time the case was brought to court,
[00:45.08]nicknamed "Woodpecker."
[00:48.28]Lee Jongseok said climate lawsuits
[00:50.96]are getting popular around the world
[00:53.48]and are gaining public interest.
[00:56.72]Lee is the president of the court,
[00:59.32]which is one of the highest in South Korea.
[01:03.56]"The court recognizes the importance
[01:06.08]and public interest of this case
[01:08.64]and will make efforts to ensure that deliberations
[01:11.84]are conducted thoroughly," he said.
[01:16.28]Earlier this month, Europe's human rights court
[01:19.32]ruled on another climate-related case.
[01:21.96]The court found the Swiss government
[01:24.84]had violated its citizens' rights
[01:27.28]by not doing enough to combat climate change.
[01:31.00]Courts in Australia, Brazil and Peru
[01:34.16]are also hearing similar cases.
[01:38.16]The plaintiffs said in a statement t
[01:40.64]hat South Korea's climate plans
[01:43.12]are not enough to keep the world's
[01:45.20]average temperature increase within 1.5 degrees Celsius
[01:49.72]of "pre-industrial" levels.
[01:52.24]The government's failure violates
[01:55.32]"fundamental rights," the statement said.
[01:59.20]Climate scientists say if the average world temperature
[02:03.16]rises more than 1.5 degrees Celsius,
[02:06.48]there will be results that cannot be changed.
[02:09.72]These scientists say large ice sheets will melt
[02:14.08]and ocean currents will stop.
[02:17.88]Burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal,
[02:22.44]results in carbon emissions.
[02:24.92]These warm gases are being blamed
[02:28.12]for the warming of the land and sea.
[02:30.88]South Korea's economy depends on fossil fuels for growth.
[02:36.52]However, South Korea has sought
[02:39.72]to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
[02:44.36]Government lawyers told the court
[02:46.92]that the government was doing everything possible
[02:50.00]to reduce carbon emissions
[02:52.00]and not violate the basic rights of its people.
[02:56.76]They added that the government
[02:58.72]did not discriminate against young people,
[03:01.52]and there could be changes
[03:03.36]to yearly goals on carbon reduction.
[03:07.20]Several activists said
[03:09.32]the government's answer was disappointing.
[03:11.96]A group of young people, including Woodpecker,
[03:15.52]who is now one year old, gathered outside the court.
[03:19.28]Some criticized what they called
[03:22.04]the government's inaction on climate change.
[03:26.28]"Carbon emission reduction keeps getting pushed back
[03:29.72]as if it is homework that can be done later,"
[03:32.56]said the baby's mother, Lee Donghyun.
[03:36.08]"But that burden will be
[03:37.84]what our children have to bear eventually."
[03:41.80]The mother of one eight-year-old plaintiff
[03:44.36]said her children live in fear of the effects of climate change.
[03:49.92]"Because there's a mountain behind our house,
[03:53.04]the kids say our house can get hit by a landslide.
[03:56.76]And who knows? That can happen," she said.
[04:01.16]Last year, South Korea lowered its 2030 targets
[04:05.08]for greenhouse gas reductions.
[04:07.44]But it kept its national goal
[04:09.76]of cutting emissions by 40 percent of 2018 levels,
[04:13.76]calling the move a reasonable change.
[04:16.32]I'm Dan Novak. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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