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A climate rally to announce the seriousness of the climate crisis was held simultaneously around the world yesterday (23rd) and today.

At this rally, held for the first time in three years due to Corona, five times more citizens gathered than before and raised their voices on climate issues.



Environmental reporter Jang Se-man visited the site.



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I am at the site of the Gifu Justice march held in front of Seoul City Hall.



Let's take a look around.



I held a signpost in his hand where he had written his message together.

Young people in their 20s and 30s were the most common, and I saw families with children coming out.



Since the first event in 2019, it has been held again in three years due to the corona virus, and the organizers said that the number of people in the event was 7,500 three years ago, but this time it has increased nearly five times, the organizers said.



This means that citizens' awareness of the climate crisis is serious.



[Lee Ji-eun/Participant in the assembly: I grow vegetables in the rooftop garden, but as each year goes by, it is difficult for the vegetables to grow well, and the climate has changed (I am worried.)]



We are not the only ones.



Yesterday, climate crisis rallies were held in 400 places around the world.



The influence of Greta Thunberg of Sweden, known as a girl activist, was huge.



It was the beginning of global climate action when Thunberg's absenteeism protests for climate that began in 2018, when he was 15, resonated.



The focus of climate action around the world this year, including Korea, is on climate justice or climate inequality.



Workers and farmers and fishermen in industries that are subject to eviction, such as coal, are directly hit by climate change, but large corporations, the biggest contributors to carbon emissions, avoid the burden.



In fact, among the government's five areas of carbon reduction, the industrial sector has the second largest amount of emissions after the power generation sector, but the reduction rate for 2030 is the lowest among the five sectors.



[Hwang In-cheol / September Climate Justice Action Co-Executive Chairman: A small number of 20 companies in Korea emit almost 60% or more of (greenhouse gas), and how can this be solved in a situation where the largest emission officer is not held accountable? (That is.)]



The voices of the protesters are that the process of climate-to-energy transition that will take place in the future should be a fair transition so as not to exacerbate the existing polarization.



(Video coverage: In Pil-seong, Video editing: Park Chun-bae)