SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A single person generates more than 10 kilograms of plastic waste each year using food delivery services, a consumer watchdog said Thursday. The Korea Consumer Agency studied the plastic packaging used for 10 kinds of delivered food ordered from three different food delivery apps (a total of 30 food [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Incheon Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will install large artificial fish reefs in its sea area as part of efforts to cultivate fishery resources as well as to protect the marine environment. After detailed design and consultation with authorities for use of the sea area, the city government [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural ministry and environment ministry will be starting a trial project on Thursday to sell onions separately at 96 stores in 17 cities for seven days. Despite increased demand for onions sold individually with the rise of single-person households in the country, most stores continue to sell [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Children experiencing disasters and abnormal weather caused by climate change are also being exposed to physical and mental problems, a charity group said. ChildFund Korea, a Seoul-based charity organization, conducted a focus group interview of 29 children between 11 and 16 years of age from Seoul, North Jeolla Province, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is stepping up to mix hydrogen into town gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the supply of hydrogen. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy joined hands with the Korea Gas Corp., Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning and others to establish a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Wednesday it will earmark a budget of 38.1 billion won (US$31.6 million) over the next five years for a ‘marine space digital twin application and utilization technology development’ project as part of efforts to predict the damage that could arise from climate [...]
GONGJU, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first solar village, where local residents jointly produce electricity and share the profits, is now online. The South Chungcheong Provincial Government built and started operating a solar power plant in Eomuli village in Gongju, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, through what is being called a ‘profit-sharing solar [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 South Koreans feel climate change firsthand and are willing to accept any inconvenience caused by policies to solve the problem, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,000 adults nationwide by a civic group, 89.2 percent answered that they actually feel the effects [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea emitted a total of 701.3 million tons of greenhouse gas in 2019, the environment ministry said Friday. The 2019 figure, confirmed by the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center, represents a 3.5 percent drop from the 2018 tally, according to the ministry. The decrease came largely from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oldest coal-powered plant will be shut down for good this week, the energy ministry said Tuesday, in line with the government’s plan to shift toward renewable energy and to reduce fine dust. Honam Coal Power Plant, located in Yeosu, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, will stop operations [...]