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S. Korea Promotes Carbon-free Initiative on Margins of IEA Meeting

S. Korea Promotes Carbon-free Initiative on Margins of IEA Meeting

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it has hosted a roundtable to promote its carbon-free vision with key partners on the margins of the International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting. The carbon-free energy roundtable, inviting “like-minded” nations, including Britain, Canada and Japan, was held in Paris on Tuesday (France time) [...]

Korean EV Market Lags due to High Prices and Low Driving Range

Korean EV Market Lags due to High Prices and Low Driving Range

SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — While there are now 665,000 EVs in operation around the world, Korea is only home to about 3,000, representing a miniscule 0.45 percent of the global total in 2014, according to a report by IEA and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Although the Korean government is planning [...]