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PM defends decision to lower emissions reduction target for industry
PM defends decision to lower emissions reduction target for industry
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has defended the government's decision to revise down the greenhouse gas reduction target for the industrial sector, saying that the adjustment is not insufficient.
2023-03-23 11:19
Korea decides to lower emission reduction target for industrial sector
Korea decides to lower emission reduction target for industrial sector
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.
2023-03-21 11:33
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[Birds Korea] Scaly-sided merganser, shy endangered bird of Korea's rivers
Birds KoreaScaly-sided merganser, shy endangered bird of Korea's rivers
Sitting low in the water, close to the river bank, a scaly-sided merganser rests, half-hidden by the shade of an overhanging tree and by a line of jagged black rocks. Waking, the bird moves away from us quietly, and is soon joined by another and then another. Seen well, the details of each of these birds is exquisite: jagged crests, bright fire-red bills and flanks with black...
2023-03-14 10:19
Youths, lawyers urge constitutional court to tackle carbon neutrality faster
Youths, lawyers urge constitutional court to tackle carbon neutrality faster
Three years after filing a complaint suit at the country's Constitutional Court against the Korean central government for their “inadequate” climate policies, Youth 4 Climate Action and their lawyers once again got together, Monday, to mark the ongoing initiative and recap key events.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-03-13 15:19
Yoon orders all-out efforts to swiftly put out wildfire in Hapcheon
Yoon orders all-out efforts to swiftly put out wildfire in Hapcheon
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday instructed relevant authorities to make all-out efforts to swiftly put out a large wildfire in a southeastern county.
2023-03-08 21:22
Jeju's 2nd airport project still faces opposition
Jeju's 2nd airport project still faces opposition
Despite the environment ministry's conditional approval of a plan to build a second airport on Jeju Island, the already long-delayed project still seems to have a long way to go before construction begins due to unceasing protests from those accusing the ministry of giving up on its primary role of preserving the country's natural environment. Ever since the plan was first pr...
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-03-07 17:07
Single-use toiletries ban poses challenge for hotels
Single-use toiletries ban poses challenge for hotels
The nation will introduce new environmental regulations that will put a stop to single-use items in large-size hotels and other commercial lodgings to reduce waste. But the plan is already facing a backlash as the convenience of such items is one of the reasons people use such facilities, especially those providing luxury brand sample products.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-03-01 16:30
Japan slammed for loosening test standards on Fukushima radioactive water
Japan slammed for loosening test standards on Fukushima radioactive water
Korean environmental activists condemned Thursday, the Japanese government's latest move to get rid of radioactive water from their own soil which is now stored at the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Filtered and planned for discharge into the Pacific Ocean within this year, the water, according to the Japanese government, has been tested for concentration level...
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-23 16:15
Environment ministry dismisses climate change denialists
Environment ministry dismisses climate change denialists
The vice environment minister, Wednesday, dismissed arguments by climate change denialists, saying various “measured facts” prove that the crisis is real and happening right now. Yoo Je-chul admitted he was aware of a group of people from around the world who refuse to accept that rising ocean temperatures and more frequent extreme natural disasters represent a climate crisis.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-22 16:35
Korea protests Japan's annual event on Dokdo attended by high-level official
Korea protests Japan's annual event on Dokdo attended by high-level official
Korea lodged a strong protest Wednesday against Japan for its dispatch of a high-ranking government official to an annual event highlighting Tokyo's claim to Dokdo in the East Sea.
2023-02-22 16:15
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1Korean firms balk at donating to fund compensating victims of Japan's forced laborKorean firms balk at donating to fund compensating victims of Japan's forced labor
2Sexual assaults by Korean diplomats continue despite zero-tolerance policy Sexual assaults by Korean diplomats continue despite zero-tolerance policy
3Consumers choose to travel abroad over purchasing luxury goods Consumers choose to travel abroad over purchasing luxury goods
4Main opposition leader indicted, faces calls to resign Main opposition leader indicted, faces calls to resign
5World water day World water day
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9[INTERVIEW] Retired FSC chief finds inspiration exploring Koreans' ancestral roots INTERVIEWRetired FSC chief finds inspiration exploring Koreans' ancestral roots
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