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Members of Greenpeace hold a protest Wednesday in front of the National Assembly criticizing its recent climate change bills for their omission of a definite greenhouse gas reduction goal. (Kang Chang-kwang/The Hankyoreh)

Greenpeace, an international environmental group, held a protest Wednesday in front of the National Assembly, criticizing its recent climate change legislation for being insufficient, as none of the four bills define a greenhouse gas reduction goal for the year 2030. The UN has previously recommended that South Korea reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from its 2017 level by 2030.

Members of Greenpeace hold a protest Wednesday in front of the National Assembly, criticizing its recent climate change bills for their omission of a definite greenhouse gas reduction goal. (Kang Chang-kwang/The Hankyoreh)

Greenpeace said South Korea would become the seventh country in the world to legally designate a carbon neutrality goal if it passed such legislation. The group presented its recommendations in the form of a prescription, noting that South Korea needs to invest more in renewable energy, phase out gas-powered vehicles and introduce more electric vehicles.

By Kang Chang-kwang, staff photographer

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