POHANG, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –The city of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province is fast-tracking the development of hydrogen refueling stations, which are pivotal to the deployment of hydrogen-powered vehicles. At present, Pohang boasts 36 registered hydrogen passenger cars, but due to the absence of charging stations, these vehicles must be charged in other areas [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has announced plans to triple the carryover limit for greenhouse gas emission rights, an initiative aimed at boosting trading in the greenhouse gas emission rights market. Additionally, the government will extend the conversion period for carbon offsets, allowing greenhouse gas reduction achievements to be converted into [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Greenpeace, a non-governmental environmental organization, said Wednesday it will file a constitutional petition urging the adoption of a system that requires listed companies to disclose information on their response to climate change. The petition, joined by 167 people as petitioners, will be submitted to the Constitutional Court later in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The government plans to permit the sale of exchange-traded funds tracking the greenhouse gas emission trading market beginning next year as part of efforts to activate the country’s sluggish emission trading, officials said Wednesday. The move by the government’s emission rights allocation committee comes as trading prices of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Triton shells, classified as a first-grade endangered species, are being illegally sold at certain raw fish restaurants on Ulleungdo. The shells made an appearance on a popular entertainment TV show but, the scene was removed due to the ensuing controversy. The Triton shell, the largest univalve shell, holds the status [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea dispatched a team of experts to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant Tuesday as part of regular visits to monitor the release of contaminated water into the ocean, according to an official. “This visit marks the first onsite activity since the first round of water release concluded on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will strengthen emergency seawater radiation tests by adding more coastal spots to ease public concerns about Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Seoul’s oceans minister has said. In July, South Korea began emergency radiation tests on samples from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) –The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been in discussions with China over establishing a joint information mechanism over the water discharge from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, similar to the agency’s arrangement with South Korea, according to the agency’s chief. In light of the water discharge that began [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new facility that creates hydrogen without releasing harmful greenhouse gases has been constructed at the Seongnam Metropolitan Water Purification Plant. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Water Resources Corp. announced that they will hold a ceremony on September 14 to celebrate the completion of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Ecoplant announced on Tuesday that it is teaming up with NETSPA, a startup that specializes in recycling waste fishing nets, for a project in Southeast Asia. This project has been chosen as an initial project for the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Platform ESG Initiative. On September 12, SK Ecoplant [...]