SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Environment-friendly energy policies pledged by the Moon Jae-in administration are raising concerns among local builders, which fear power plant construction projects may take a hit, industry officials said Thursday. The chief executive said during his campaign that he will stop all new construction of coal-fired power plants and review [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Over half of the fine dust particles in Seoul come from abroad, the municipal government said Thursday, amid the city’s struggle to fight worsening air quality. The Seoul Metropolitan Government, citing a study conducted by the Seoul Institute, said the portion of the capital’s fine dust pollution from China [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of S&T (Science and Technology) Evaluation and Planning presented Monday the top ten promising technologies of the future, which included artificial intelligence that tracks down fake news. Fake news has become a serious social issue for South Korea, as for the rest of the world, costing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment announced Monday a revision to the Clean Air Conservation Act in an effort to improve the country’s legal framework and toughen penalties in the case of a “second” VW emissions scandal that may arise in the future. To begin with, the revision will allow the [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea unveiled a set of measures on Tuesday to promote renewable energy usage and expand research and development in order to meet the long-term target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent. The plan, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, is aimed at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea were reduced by 0.8 percent in 2014 compared to a year earlier, marking the first time in 18 years for the figure to decline, the government said Sunday. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea (GIR) said the emissions recorded 690 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute have joined hands with five major financial institutions for the launch of the “Green Card v2”, scheduled for Friday. Green Card v2 is a follow-up of the original Green Card, but with extended benefits. The Green Card [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Friday that it plans to develop the technology to cut fine dust particle levels in the air by 50 percent by 2023. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning released a plan as dust particles have become a source of major health concern. [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Celebrating the coming of Thursday’s World Car Free Day, special “Car-Free Street” performances were arranged at Busan’s Sujeong Market in Dong District. Organized to raise environmental awareness, a flipped-over vehicle was displayed at the market’s main intersection, while a giant balloon model of Earth was also displayed, to which [...]
SUWON, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Being green is a good thing, and it’s clear that mankind as a whole needs to take care of the natural habitat we have been bestowed with. But a recent survey revealed that many companies are taking advantage of this sentiment by falsely promoting their products, practicing what is [...]