CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The season’s first tropical night hit the eastern coastal city of Gangneung on Monday, occurring a week earlier than last year, the weather agency said Tuesday. A tropical night refers to when the lowest temperature does not fall below 25 C between 6:01 p.m. and 9 a.m. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Nine out of 10 South Koreans perceive the effects of climate change and believe their nation is facing a climate crisis, according to the results of an online survey on climate change released by the Korea Meteorological Administration on June 4. The survey, conducted through the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) –A proposal to develop Camp Page, a 520,000 square meter former United States military base in the heart of Chuncheon, has sparked a bitter divide within the local community, pitting residents who support the project against those who demand a restart of the process. The site, which has remained largely [...]
POHANG, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has found that if current levels of fine dust pollution in South Korea persist, the number of premature deaths caused by fine dust exposure could triple by 2050 compared to present levels. A research team led by professor Lee Hyung-joo from the Department of Environmental Engineering at [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that parts of the Baekdudaegan protected areas, a crucial ecological corridor on the Korean Peninsula, are being deforested for commercial forestry plantations. In a report titled “Unprotected Protected Areas,” released ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Greenpeace found that 74,947 hectares of South [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on May 4 that it will produce its bottled drinking water brand Arisu in 100% recycled plastic PET bottles. Last year, the city supplied Arisu in bottles made with 30% recycled plastic, which had received certification from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – As corporations strive to respond to environmental crises by implementing decarbonization strategies, interest in eco-friendly offices has surged, according to a report released on May 30 by JLL, a global real estate services firm. The report reveals that the proportion of Grade A offices in Seoul with green certifications has [...]
CHANGWON, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – An environmental activist who was fined for spray-painting “climate crisis” on tunnels chose to serve a brief jail sentence instead of paying the penalty, in a protest intended to raise awareness about global warming. Park Jong-kwon, a co-leader of the Gyeongnam Climate Crisis Emergency Action group, defaced tunnel entrances in [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to curb carbon emissions through everyday actions against climate change, Songpa District in the South Korean capital will hold a contest for apartment complexes to reduce food waste from June through October, officials announced on May 21. The competition aims to encourage residents of larger residential buildings, [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Seoul, a rooftop garden has become an oasis for a thriving colony of bees, their gentle buzzing filling the air as they flit from flower to flower. But elsewhere in the city, and in urban centers around the globe, a worrying phenomenon is unfolding: honeybees are [...]