SEOUL, May 13 (AJP) - Civic group members staged a bicycle protest on Tuesday urging the National Assembly to promptly revise the Carbon Neutrality Act.
The Climate Constitutional Petition Group held a press conference in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul announcing a 'Climate Bicycle March from the Constitutional Court to the National Assembly' before beginning the march.
In August 2024, the Constitutional Court ruled that the Carbon Neutrality Act violated the principle against insufficient protection by failing to include specific carbon reduction plans for 2031~2049, ordering the National Assembly to revise it by February 2026.
However, the National Assembly has still not completed the revision despite exceeding the deadline.
Civic groups criticized the National Assembly for prioritizing political logic over protecting citizens' basic rights, urging prompt implementation of revisions in line with the Constitutional Court's decision.
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