SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A heat wave advisory was issued again for Seoul and most of the central region Friday, with high temperatures expected to continue for the time being. The heat wave alert took effect at 11 a.m. in Seoul, the central city of Daejeon and surrounding areas, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s nuclear regulator has warned that rapidly warming seawater — used to cool reactors — could force as many as eight reactors offline within the next 10 years unless cooling capacity is improved. At a meeting on August 14, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission received a report [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Six South Korean farmers have filed a civil lawsuit against Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and its five power subsidiaries, demanding compensation for climate-related damages. The lawsuit, announced Tuesday during a press conference in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, marks the first legal challenge holding KEPCO and its affiliates accountable for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Environment on Wednesday unveiled new regulatory exemptions aimed at promoting the recycling of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and electronic waste, as part of a broader push to support emerging green technologies. Under the country’s regulatory sandbox framework, which allows temporary exemptions from existing laws [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles become more embedded in Korean business and society, a growing number of young consumers—particularly Generation Z—are aligning their purchasing behavior with personal values and ethical considerations. According to a recent survey released by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on [...]
Highland growers in Gangwon face mounting losses as warming temperatures and extreme weather push summer cabbage to the brink GANGNEUNG, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Once known for its cool summer breezes and starlit skies, the alpine cabbage fields of Anbandegi in Gangwon Province—South Korea’s largest high-altitude farming zone—are now at the frontline of climate [...]
Project aims to detect stress at genetic level before visible symptoms emerge SUWON, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services has launched an ambitious initiative to develop an artificial intelligence-based system capable of predicting crop stress caused by extreme weather and pest outbreaks before symptoms are visible. Announced [...]
New climate projections highlight urgent need for emissions reduction under President Lee’s administration as global temperatures rise under Trump-era climate diplomacy gap SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea could face a dramatic surge in extreme heat events unless global carbon emissions are curbed, with so-called “compound extreme heat days” projected to increase up [...]
SANCHEONG, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In the aftermath of back-to-back disasters, the rural county of Sancheong in South Gyeongsang Province finds itself overwhelmed, under-resourced, and emblematic of a broader crisis facing South Korea’s depopulating regions. Slammed first by a massive wildfire in March and then by record-breaking rains in July that dumped nearly 800 [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea so far this year as the country continues to endure severe heat waves, health authorities said Thursday. A total of 2,900 patients had visited emergency rooms for heat-related conditions as of Wednesday since mid-May, when authorities [...]