SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 1 steelmaker, POSCO, was the top greenhouse gas emitter among local companies, industry data showed Thursday. POSCO produced 71 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2017, accounting 11.3 percent of total emissions by South Korean companies, according to a report from the Korea Corporate Governance Service [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The former site of a United States Forces Korea (USFK) facility in Busan, the southern port city, is still contaminated with dioxin, a Group 1 carcinogen, a civic activist group said Wednesday. Green Korea United said dioxin has been detected at the former site of the USFK’s Defense Reutilization [...]
TAEAN, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, will foster marine healing industries using major resources in areas such as peat bogs and mudflats. The county said Tuesday that the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), which is in charge of the “Taean Marine Healing Resources Survey”, has launched an [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Council on Climate and Air Quality, South Korea’s pan-national body on fine dust air pollution, released a statement claiming that public opinion relies too much on criticizing China based on incorrect information related to air pollution and fine particulate matter. “South Korean citizens are finding it difficult [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The government plans to cut subsidies given to Solid Refuse Fuel (SRF) in which plastic waste is burned to generate heat or electricity. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Sunday that any plants or incineration facilities that use non-renewable SRF will be cut off from receiving Renewable [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed new technology to produce eco-friendly renewable energy from leftover coffee grounds. The Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials reported on Wednesday that chief researcher Choi Yeon-seok has developed what is being called a Tilted-Slide Fast Pyrolyzer. This technique employs the method of rapidly heating [...]
SUWON, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suwon, in conjunction with the Suwon Climate Change Education Center and Suwon Climate Action Network, plans to begin a ‘heat map’ project for citizens. Participants will measure temperatures in various locations in Suwon from July 13 to August 31 and collect information involving heat waves and [...]
WONJU, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment plans to carry out a restoration project in limestone mines which will involve replanting endangered species of plants that had have been wiped out from the area. The Wonju Regional Environmental Office (WREO), jointly with the Nature Environment Research Park and Halla Cement Corp., South [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday reaffirmed its strong commitment toward reduced dependency on conventional energy sources, such as coal, and more environment-friendly sources. The country’s new energy policy roadmap, proposed in April, was approved at the Cabinet meeting, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy. South Korea’s energy [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Tuesday announced a plan to launch an international organization to tackle serious fine dust issues by expanding the functions of an existing anti-air pollution body among East Asian cities. “We plan to expand the number of the members of the East Asia Clean Air [...]