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'SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South
Korea's capital in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding more aggressive action
by the government to combat global warming.
With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit),
protesters young and old marched in the country's biggest demonstration so far
this year, snarling traffic in central Seoul.
They waved large banners reading "Climate justice," "Protect our lives!" and
"NO to climate villain (President) Yoon Suk Yeol's administration".
"Truth is, without the air conditioner this summer was not liveable and people
could not live like people," said Yu Si-yun, an environmental activist leading
the protest.
"We are facing a problem not unique to a country or an individual. We need
systemic change and we are running out of time to act."
Organised by the 907 Climate Justice March Group Committee, the protest
followed a ruling last month by South Korea's top court that the nation's
climate change law fails to protect basic human rights and lacks targets to
shield future generations.
The 200 plaintiffs, including young climate activists and even some infants,
told the constitutional court that the government was violating citizens' human
rights by not doing enough on climate change.'
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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