Embryo activist: baby's lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction

Seoul (AFP) May 22, 2024

When he was a 20-week-old embryo - before he even had a real name - Choi Hee-woo became one of the world's youngest-ever plaintiffs by joining a groundbreaking climate lawsuit against South Korea. His case, known as "Woodpecker et al. v. South Korea" after Choi's in utero nickname, seeks to prove Seoul's modest climate goals - reducing carbon emissions by 40 percent of 2018 levels by 2030