Korea 24 - 2021.11.02

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.11.02. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has officially declared that South Korea will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 2018 levels by 2030. Moon made the commitment on Monday in his keynote speech at the annual UN climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference opened in Glasgow on Sunday, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by around 200 countries on how to tackle global warming. But there has been much criticism about the summit&rsquo;s impact, especially with leaders from China and Russia, staying away from the event. Meanwhile, South Korea has set ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, but business sectors have expressed concerns of its possible negative economic consequences. To assess Korea&rsquo;s goals and provide an overview of COP26, Professor Kim Jeong-in from the School of Economics at Chung-ang (중앙) University joins us on the line.the<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: <br /> 1. Police have arrested a woman on charges of child abuse, after she was seen severely beating her 7 year-old son in broad daylight last month. (도로 한복판 7살 어린이 무차별 폭행&hellip;알고 보니 친엄마)<br /> 2. Concerns are growing that South Korea may run out of diesel exhaust fluid due to China&rsquo;s decision to restrict its export. (중국발 &#039;요소수&#039; 품귀현상에 물류대란 우려&hellip;화물차 200만대 영향)<br /> 3. A 5 year-old girl who was tragically left with irreversible injuries to her brain after an accident, has gone on to save the lives of three other critically ill patients through organ donation. (키즈카페서 사고 뒤 뇌사 5세, 3명에게 장기 기증하고 하늘로)<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: One of the key figures behind the scenes that helped South Korea&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s curling team win their historic silver medal at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics was Canadian coach Peter Gallant. He has now returned to try and help the team once again, first to qualify for