In response to the People Power Party's prosecution complaint... Tak Hyun-min counters, "I will express my feelings through encouragement messages from various countries"

President Moon's Carbon Neutrality Declaration Broadcasted Live in Black and White. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] The People Power Party announced that they will file a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 28th against Tak Hyun-min, the Blue House Protocol Secretary, for violating the Broadcasting Act. In response, Secretary Tak stated, "I will express my thoughts through the encouragement received from various countries regarding the event."

The People Power Party's Media Special Committee explained the reason for the complaint in a statement on the 10th, saying, "During President Moon Jae-in's live broadcast of the '2050 Carbon Neutrality Vision Declaration,' Secretary Tak instructed KBS on the production policy."

Regarding this, Secretary Tak posted on his Facebook on the 27th, "I heard about the People Power Party's complaint concerning the black-and-white broadcast of the carbon neutrality video," and added, "I will express my thoughts through the encouragement received after the video was aired."

Maria Castillo Fernandez, the EU Ambassador to Korea, said, "President Moon's speech on December 10th was symbolically broadcast in black and white, once again showing South Korea's firm commitment to a carbon-neutral society by 2050." She added, "The EU welcomes South Korea's ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and ahead of the P4G summit in Seoul and COP26 in Glasgow, we look forward to continuing close cooperation to implement the Paris Agreement."

Simon Smith, the British Ambassador to Korea, commented on President Moon's 'South Korea Carbon Neutrality Declaration,' saying, "I welcome President Moon's commitment to reduce South Korea's emissions to net zero by 2050." He added, "The UK will also raise its climate ambition ahead of next year's P4G summit and COP26, and work with South Korea to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees."

Joanna Donabart, the Dutch Ambassador to Korea, also said, "We welcome the 2050 carbon neutrality declaration from a country like Korea and look forward to mutual cooperation."

Regarding the black-and-white broadcast of President Moon's declaration, the British, French, and Dutch ambassadors all evaluated it positively, saying, "The black-and-white broadcast was a great idea for energy saving," and "The message of energy saving was well conveyed through the black-and-white production."

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