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Commitment check that verifies the promises of presidential candidates Today (24th) will take a look at climate response and energy issues.



Jang Se-man, an environmental reporter, checked it out.



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government announced that hybrid models will be excluded from low-emission cars within three to four years.



Tax cuts and discounts on tolls when buying a car disappear.



Cars with internal combustion engines that use fossil fuels to emit carbon are no longer environmentally friendly.



As such, carbon emissions are directly related to our lives.



It is the 2030 carbon reduction plan presented by each candidate.



Candidates Jae-myung Lee and Seok-yeol Yoon followed the Moon Jae-in administration's 40% reduction plan.



On the other hand, Candidate Sang-Jeong Shim proposed a further reduction of 50%, and Candidate Cheol-Soo Ahn proposed a further reduction of 40%, which is too much.



Shall we take a look at the detailed plan?



The share of renewable energy and nuclear power in 2030.



Candidates Lee Jae-myung and Shim Sang-jung focused on renewable energy such as solar and wind power, while Yoon Seok-yeol and Ahn Cheol-soo focused on nuclear power.



Candidate Jae-myung Lee is promoting the energy highway.



The plan is to build an energy network so that renewable energy such as solar and wind power can be produced and consumed anywhere by dispersing the power industry centered on KEPCO.



[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: Expansion of the renewable energy industry goes beyond environmental issues and must be resolved (it has become a core issue) directly related to the competitiveness of the national industry.]



Candidate Sang-jeong Shim is the expansion of new and renewable energy in the public sector.



[Sim Sang-jung / Justice Party Presidential Candidate: Establish a regional energy corporation in metropolitan cities to help start up (various types of) energy SMEs (we will support)]



On the other hand, candidate Yoon Seok-yeol said that renewable energy alone is not enough, and construction of Shin-Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 Resuming and extending the lifespan of aging nuclear power plants.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/People’s Power Presidential Candidate: (Due to excessive dependence on renewable energy in the current government), energy supply and demand became unstable, it became difficult to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the world’s best nuclear power plant ecosystem was also severely damaged.]



Candidate Cheol-su Ahn Focused on nuclear power plant and SMR technology development.



[Ahn Cheol-soo/People's Party Presidential Candidate: Because (SMR) reactor is small, all such consequences can be predicted and (radiation) leakage can be prevented.]



Whichever choice you make, there are weaknesses.



Renewable energies such as solar and wind have a problem in generating electricity that varies depending on the weather.



[Seoul National University Professor Park Sang-wook / Korean Association for Policy and Public Administration Presidential Commitment Evaluation Group: We are talking about expanding the capacity of renewable energy facilities, but the issue of renewable energy intermittency or environmental destruction is not properly addressed.]



Nuclear power plants still have the problem of waste disposal, and there are no alternatives for the candidates.



[Daul Jang / Greenpeace Policy Advisor: I think that safety, economical, and acceptability issues will arise in the process of extending the lifespan of nuclear power plants.]



Experts say that they are approaching even environmental and energy issues from the political camp logic, and are trying to come up with a solution through public debate. I ordered.



(Video editing: Lee Seung-jin, CG: Jo Soo-in, VJ: Park Hyeon-woo)