SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Urban forests are thought to be one of the most effective tools to tackle fine dust, as a new report has revealed neighborhoods surrounding parks and mountains can experience reductions in airborne fine dust of up to 40 percent compared to other areas. According to statistics published by the National [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul is ramping up its efforts to tackle fine dust, with the latest target being diesel vehicles with high emissions levels. At an open forum on fine dust measures held last Saturday at Seoul Plaza, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon made a surprise announcement about possible measures to tackle the problem [...]
GYEONGSANG PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA, 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Local governments and councils in North Gyeongsang Province are becoming increasingly bicycle-friendly to encourage more people to make use of the environmentally-friendly mode of transport, as part of their efforts to reduce fine dust emissions. Part of the initiative comes in the form of free bike rental service, [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Growing concerns over harmful fine dust particles in South Korea are seeing more people opt for exercise indoors. According to industry experts, sales of home exercise equipment have been going through the roof since last month, nearly on par with the yearly sales peak that has occurred during the winter [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Dozens of South Koreans on Wednesday sued the governments of Seoul and Beijing, seeking compensation over mental distress they suffered due to fine dust, the plaintiffs said. Ten plaintiffs, including Choi Yul, president of the Korea Green Foundation, and attorney Ahn Kyung-jae, filed the case with the Seoul Central [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As concerns over fine dust problems are seeing the newly formed Moon administration act swiftly to improve air quality, including closing down aging coal-fired power plants, eco-friendly solar energy businesses are attracting attention as a new private business model. According to renewable energy industry experts, private citizens with no [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has decided to regulate the sale of portable oxygen canisters, which have become increasingly popular amid fine dust fears that have been gripping the peninsula. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Monday, a revision designating portable oxygen cans as “quasi-drugs” will [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced plans last Friday to reduce emissions of fine dust particles from its coal-fired power plants in South Korea by 50 percent over the next five years. KEPCO and five of its affiliates held an emergency conference last week at KEPCO Art Center [...]
POHANG, South Korea, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO’s 1-trillion-won ($887 million) thermal power plant in Pohang is likely to be scrapped amid growing concerns over fine dust and stringent environmental policies on the part of the current administration. The world’s fourth-largest steelmaker has 13 generators of 20MW to 146MW-capacity at its Pohang steelworks, mainly [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials announced Tuesday that it has developed a technology to reduce fine dust emissions at thermal power stations by roughly 90 percent. The institute recently installed catalytic denitrification equipment – typically employed at power plants to reduce pollutants by converting nitrogen oxide into [...]