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From Rooftop Greening to Urban Forests, Urban Survival Strategies in the Era of Climate Crisis

Carbon neutrality in response to the climate crisis is a contemporary challenge. However, the direction is as important as the speed of the transition. If someone has to bear unilateral damage during the restructuring of the industrial structure, that transition is neither sustainable nor just.

The Suwon District Court sentenced the executives to 15 years in prison in the first trial of the Arisell Hwaseong factory fire case. This is the highest sentence since the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act. The court acknowledged the responsibility for neglecting foreseeable risks, and the remaining question is how to ensure safety in the face of the speed of transition.

There were many policies, but the field often came to a halt. As signals wavered, stores and citizens were confused, and companies delayed their investment timing. Now, we need functioning rules and numbers rather than slogans.

A recent study has revealed that approximately 60% of the Earth's land has surpassed the 'safe ecological limits' proposed by scientists. So, what is the situation in Korea? By examining changes in land cover and the status of biodiversity through domestic environmental data, we can glimpse the current state of Korea's ecosystem and the challenges ahead.

September 16 is 'World Ozone Day'. Since the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer has shown signs of recovery, but the growth of the space industry and the side effects of alternative substances are emerging as new challenges.

A scientific warning has emerged that 60% of Earth's land has already surpassed the 'safe ecological limit'. This is not just a metaphor, but the result of decades of land use data analysis.