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K-League Breaks Ground with First-ever Report on Football Team Greenhouse Gas Emissions

K-League Breaks Ground with First-ever Report on Football Team Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s professional football league, the ‘K-League,’ has undertaken an eco-friendly initiative by publishing a groundbreaking report that measures the greenhouse gas emissions of each professional team. This marks the first such endeavor among domestic professional sports. The Korea Professional Football League (KPFL) made the announcement during a regular briefing [...]

South Korean Government to Triple Carryover Limit of Greenhouse Gas Emission Rights

South Korean Government to Triple Carryover Limit of Greenhouse Gas Emission Rights

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has announced plans to triple the carryover limit for greenhouse gas emission rights, an initiative aimed at boosting trading in the greenhouse gas emission rights market.  Additionally, the government will extend the conversion period for carbon offsets, allowing greenhouse gas reduction achievements to be converted into [...]

Critical Crossroads: AEC Industry’s Contribution to Global Carbon Emissions Is A Shocking Statistic

Critical Crossroads: AEC Industry’s Contribution to Global Carbon Emissions Is A Shocking Statistic

With the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry contributing more than 37% of global carbon emissions,a new report by RIB Software reveals the urgent need for action to combat rising greenhouse gas emissions. This not only a challenge for the AEC industry, but an imperative for mankind.  According to a panel of climate experts and [...]

Seoul City to Utilize Public Bikes for Greenhouse Gas Allowances

Seoul City to Utilize Public Bikes for Greenhouse Gas Allowances

SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that it will utilize the city’s public bike service to secure greenhouse gas emissions allowances, making it the first project of its kind in the country. The city plans to register its unmanned bike rental service, known as Ttaereungyi in Korean, on the [...]

S. Korea Decides to Lower Emission Reduction Target for Industrial Sector

S. Korea Decides to Lower Emission Reduction Target for Industrial Sector

SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea decided to lower the greenhouse gas reduction target for the industrial sector, while maintaining the overall target to reduce total emissions by 40 percent by 2030 compared with 2018 levels, a presidential commission said Tuesday. Under the adjusted target by sectors, the industrial sector will be required [...]

Big Firms’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise 5.9 pct Over 3 Years

Big Firms’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise 5.9 pct Over 3 Years

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The greenhouse gas emissions of South Korean large companies have increased by nearly 6 percent in recent years, going against the country’s carbon neutrality goal, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. The volume of greenhouse gases emitted by 50 big businesses in Asia’s fourth-largest economy reached 272.8 million tons in [...]

POSCO Named Top Greenhouse Gas Emitter in S. Korea: Data

POSCO Named Top Greenhouse Gas Emitter in S. Korea: Data

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean steel giant POSCO emitted the largest amount of greenhouse gases among local companies over the past five years, accounting for about 10 percent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, data showed Sunday. According to data that Rep. Lim Lee-ja of the ruling People Power Party received [...]

Multi-use Boxes Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Raise Delivery Costs

Multi-use Boxes Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Raise Delivery Costs

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Using a multi-use parcel box costs 3.9 percent more but results in a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 74.5 percent, the environment ministry said Wednesday. As a result of the trial of multi-use parcel boxes at eight distribution companies from last October to this August, the Ministry of Environment [...]

Current Level of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Result in 11cm Rise in Sea Levels by 2040: Report

Current Level of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Result in 11cm Rise in Sea Levels by 2040: Report

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — If greenhouse gas emissions remain the same as today, sea levels around the Korean peninsula will rise in the near future by more than 10 centimeters, a government report warned Wednesday. The report published by the Korea Meteorological Administration said if greenhouse gas emissions remain the same, sea levels [...]

Face Mask Use Results in 1,000 Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Day: Report

Face Mask Use Results in 1,000 Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Day: Report

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Greenhouse gas emitted during the production of face masks may reach up to 1,000 tons per day, a government report said Monday. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission conducted a survey of 1,215 people, who said they used one new face mask every 2.3 days on average. Supposing there are [...]