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 [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, on Friday said it plans to release its new hydrogen-powered cars in 2018. The second-generation hydrogen fuel cell cars are set to debut in February 2018, when South Korea’s alpine city of PyeongChang hosts the Winter Olympics, the carmaker said. [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Diesel cars have been at the center of attention recently, primarily due to the official investigation into Audi-Volkswagen Korea’s fraudulent emissions reporting. Diesel emissions have also been identified by the Korean government in May as major producers of fine dust and ozone, and a potential health risk. Seoul Metropolitan [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Another sinkhole (one meter wide and two meters deep) has formed near the new Lotte World Tower, the latest landmark skyscraper in Seoul. Lotte World Tower is a 123-floor skyscraper in Jamsil, Songpa District, and is currently in the final stages of construction. The tower has received widespread public [...]
SEJONG, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will invest a combined 42 trillion won (US$36.6 billion) into the renewable energy sector by 2020 as part of efforts to expand the environmentally friendly power supply system in the country, the trade ministry said Tuesday. Under the plan, new renewable power stations will be built by [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Zoo, located in Seoul Grand Park, recently revealed that 286 of its animals have died since May 2015. That’s also 5.4 percent of all the animals managed by the zoo. The zoo also revealed that 132, or 46 percent, of the dead animals were globally endangered species, 30 [...]