Environmentalist activists held an unannounced protest in front of the National Assembly on Nov. 19 to protest the government’s inadequate measures to fight climate change and wean the country off coal-fired power plants. The demonstrators went so far as to fasten their necks to the National Assembly’s main gate using bicycle locks to make it difficult for police to escort them away. The protesters demanded more concrete anti-coal measures, claiming that the government’s recent pledge to go carbon-neutral by 2050 is nothing more than a superficial statement.
By Kim Bong-gyu, staff photographer
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