Climate Is the New ‘Must-Have’ in South Korean Election Gameplan
- Both conservatives, liberals have green policies on top agenda
- Climate change remains non-partisan issue for voters
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South Korea’s deeply divided political parties have shown rare alignment leading up to next week’s election for parliament, with both backing candidates and policies advancing a green agenda.
Surveys leading up to the April 10 election have shown tackling climate change is largely a non-partisan issue for South Korean voters, unlike in several other advanced economies where the gap between conservatives and liberals has widened. In a first for an election in the country, the main conservative and progressive parties have ranked the climate crisis among their top 10 policy pledges, but they’ll need to follow through with concrete actions to facilitate change.