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President Moon Jae-in declared today (10th) that he will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Carbon neutral means that the amount of carbon absorbed is increased as much as the amount of carbon is emitted, making the actual emission zero.



This was also explained as an opportunity to leap forward as a leading country, but reporter Jung Kyung-yoon will provide more details.



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Immediately after the video of the campaign encouraging action for the environment ends and President Moon Jae-in starts his speech, the screen turns black and white.



It meant that the carbon emissions required to create a black and white image were less than that of color.



In 1992, the environmental crisis clock, which pointed at 7:49 p.m., has grown seriously at 9:47 p.m. 28 years later.



“Carbon neutrality” is an opportunity for Korea to leap forward as a leading country, President Moon said.



[President Moon Jae-in: The goal is to actively innovate and lead the international community by taking response to the global climate crisis as an opportunity for'inclusive and sustainable growth'.]



To achieve the goal of'carbon neutrality' by 2050, fossils There is a need for a major transformation to lower the dependence on fuel and change the industrial ecosystem centered on renewable energy.



Following the European Union, China and Japan, which have already declared'carbon neutral', President-elect Biden of the United States has also pledged to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement after taking office.



The Korean government shouldn't hesitate either.



In particular, it is also a variable that the trade environment changes rapidly due to'carbon neutrality', such as the introduction of a carbon border tax from major countries, starting with the European Union.



President Moon also expressed a willingness to support the government to create a low-carbon industrial ecosystem.



However, today's speech is in a declarative stage, and concrete implementation plans are not included in the speech.



(Video coverage: Joong-young and Shin Dong-hwan, Video editing: Jeong Seong-hun)