{
  "id": 16849654,
  "title": "PM pledges Korea will take lead in climate crisis response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pm-pledges-korea-will-take-lead-in-climate-crisis-response",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20261028/pm-pledges-korea-will-take-lead-in-climate-crisis-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook of Korea declared on Wednesday that her country will take a leading role in addressing the climate crisis during her opening remarks at the Global Cooperation Conference on Climate Crisis Response. She emphasized that the current summer, described as the hottest on record, will be the coolest summer experienced in the future, underscoring that climate change is an immediate threat to humanity.\n\nHan highlighted Korea's proactive stance against climate change by detailing initiatives such as the Korea Green Transformation (K-GX) strategy, which aims to achieve sustainable growth while mitigating the impacts of climate change. Additionally, Korea has been actively working to assist industries in transitioning away from carbon emissions.\n\nReflecting on the progress made since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, which set a goal to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, Han stressed the need for concrete outcomes. She called for the conference attendees to produce tangible results, emphasizing that the time for action is now.",
  "summary": "Korea will be at the forefront of efforts to combat climate change, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday as she opened an international conference on climate crisis. \"There is a saying that this summer has been the hottest one yet, but it will be the coolest summer we will ever experience,\" Han said in an opening address at the Global Cooperation Conference on Climate Crisis Response.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook pledges Korea to lead climate crisis response.",
    "Highlights hottest summer on record as immediate threat to humanity.",
    "Korea's K-GX strategy aims for sustainable growth and carbon emission reduction."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Korea's commitment to the K-GX strategy signals a shift toward prioritizing industrial decarbonization and sustainable growth as the nation positions itself as a central driver of global climate action.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PM pledges S. Korea will take lead in climate crisis response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pm-pledges-s-korea-will-take-lead-in-climate-crisis-response",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:27:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}