Climate Change and Response: Global Concerns and the Role of Business

🚨 Earth's Temperature Up by 0.75℃! In-depth Analysis of the Korea CDP 2024 Report: Corporate Climate Crisis Response Status and Future Prospects 

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In recent years, 'climate change' and 'carbon neutrality' have emerged as global hot topics. 

Moving beyond mere calls from environmental groups, they have become key keywords determining corporate survival and national competitiveness. 

The fact that the Earth's temperature has risen by 0.75℃ over the past 100 years is sounding a serious alarm for us. 

The reality of Tuvalu, a beautiful island nation in the South Pacific, facing submersion due to sea-level rise, along with unpredictable torrential rains and extreme droughts, is no longer a distant issue.

The consistent advocacy of Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg and former US Vice President Al Gore has played a significant role in spreading awareness of this crisis worldwide. 

Unlike unpredictable disasters like asteroid collisions, climate change is a problem we can fully recognize and address based on clear scientific evidence. 

If the global community pools its wisdom and efforts, we can hopefully reverse this massive trend.

Diagnosis of Korean Companies' Climate Crisis Response Status: In-depth Analysis of the CDP 2024 Report Amidst this global concern, the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) plays a crucial role in encouraging companies and cities worldwide to transparently disclose their environmental impact, particularly their carbon emissions and climate change response efforts. 

The recently published 'Korea CDP 2024 Report' is a significant indicator that thoroughly reveals the climate crisis response status of domestic companies.

In this post, we will conduct an in-depth analysis of the key findings of the Korea CDP 2024 Report, closely examining the climate governance, greenhouse gas reduction efforts, and the status of responses to water, plastic, and biodiversity issues among domestic companies, and suggest future directions.

✅ Key Findings Preview:

• Climate Governance: Formal systems are in place, but securing substantive leadership is urgent.
• Climate Risks and Response Strategies: Risk awareness has increased, but integration with actual management strategies is insufficient.
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Scope 3 emissions are overwhelmingly high, necessitating urgent management and reduction efforts.
• Carbon Reduction Targets: Target setting is active, but the pace of implementation is still slow.
• RE100 and Renewable Energy: The utilization rate of domestic PPAs is very low, requiring regulatory improvement.
• Water/Plastic/Biodiversity: Corporate awareness and response to environmental issues other than climate change are still in the early stages.

🌊 Clear Signs of Global Temperature Change: 

The Current State of Climate Change on the Korean Peninsula The Korean Peninsula, where we live, is also not immune to the effects of rising global temperatures. 

The past climate formula of "cold winters and hot summers" is gradually breaking down. Changes in summer monsoon patterns, spring droughts, and rising average temperatures are directly impacting our agriculture and ecosystems. 

The cultivation of subtropical crops in the southern coast and the northward migration of major fish species like squid and pollock due to changes in ocean currents demonstrate that climate change has already deeply infiltrated our lives.

💡 Hope for Future Energy: 

The Present and Future of Nuclear Fusion Research Amidst this crisis, nuclear fission and fusion technologies, which are attracting attention as future energy sources, are offering new hope to humanity. 

In particular, the research on Tokamak-type nuclear fusion at Korea's K-STAR and the international joint research project ITER is raising expectations for securing clean and safe energy sources.

🎯 The Path to Carbon Neutrality: 

Our Efforts and Challenges The key to solving the climate change problem is to drastically reduce greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) emissions, that is, to achieve carbon neutrality. 

Various measures for achieving carbon neutrality are being explored in high-carbon-emitting sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture, and the CDP report serves as an important compass for reviewing the progress of these efforts and suggesting future directions.