Martin Uden

Teaming Up With ‘Flower Boy’ On Climate Change

To mark Blog Action Day today, the British Embassy in Seoul is launching an online climate change campaign on Cyworld (Korean Facebook) with the support of the British Council, and Korean celebrity, Mr Kim Beom.  The campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of low carbon living and calls for action from world leaders at Copenhagen this December.   As part of the campaign, Mr Kim will visit London in two weeks to film a documentary about what the UK is doing to encourage low carbon lifestyles.  I hope that Koreans will learn lessons about what works (and what doesn’t work) after watching the final product.

Kim Beom, also known throughout Asia as ‘Flower Boy’, is passionate about climate change and committed to showing Koreans what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint.  And it’s important that Korea does act, given the size of its economy and its dependence on carbon fuels.  According to a recent report from the International Energy Agency, Korea is the world’s ninth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and saw the fastest rise in CO2 emissions per capita of all the OECD countries from 1990 to 2007. 

I hope that our Cyworld campaign and this blog help to persuade Koreans of the urgency of acting to prevent dangerous climate change.   You can also visit our Korean Cyworld site and leave a message for Korean leaders.   And English-speakers can visit the Act on Copenhagen website to pledge support for an ambitious, effective and fair deal at Copenhagen.  Make your voice heard! 

Posted at 09:42 16 October 2009 by Martin Uden  |  Comments[1]