野 "Government Carbon Neutrality Roadmap... Destroying Healthy Forests to Supplement Nuclear Phase-Out Power"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The People Power Party criticized the Moon Jae-in administration's ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap’ on the 27th, calling it a ‘land destruction policy.’

Kang Min-kook, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, introduced, "The core of the government’s draft ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality’ roadmap revealed to the media is to increase solar and wind power facilities by 50 times compared to 2018 levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 99% by 2050, and to reduce the number of nuclear power plants from 24 to only 9."

He continued, "From 2017, when the Moon administration took office, until 2020, about 2,598,000 trees were cut down for solar panels, and forests equivalent to 17.6 times the area of Yeouido disappeared. Nevertheless, it is said that in the next 30 years, 7.5% of the national land, equivalent to 10 times the area of Seoul, will be covered with solar panels."

Kang, the floor spokesperson, pointed out, "(The reason for the deforestation) is to compensate for the power shortage caused by the nuclear phase-out," adding, "How can cutting down healthy forests and trees be considered ‘eco-friendly’ and ‘carbon neutral’?"

He stated, "The People Power Party will form a ‘Special Committee to Investigate the Nuclear Phase-out and Land Destruction of the Moon Jae-in Administration’ to thoroughly investigate the illegality, preferential treatment, and corruption in the government’s renewable energy projects. Energy policies that will determine the future of the country must not be controlled by the current administration’s ‘nuclear phase-out dogma.’ For the ‘century-long energy plan,’ the People Power Party will continue to point out and correct the flaws in the government’s energy policies."

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