A South Korean court has ordered the government to revise its climate goals, siding with challengers who want the country to more aggressively cut emissions.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that a provision of the nation’s 2021 Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth violates the constitution and ordered the National Assembly to fix it by February 2026.
The ruling is a first-of-its-kind victory for climate advocates in Asia, and legal observers said the decision could have spillover effects for the rest of the continent and the world.
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Thursday’s ruling was the culmination of four years of legal battle waged by groups of challengers that at one point included a 20-week-old fetus.
