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Wed, January 27, 2021 | 04:04

[INTERVIEW] Climate change revolutionaries: Why students in Korea hit the streets

[INTERVIEW] Climate change revolutionaries: Why students in Korea hit the streets

In March 2013, a flash mob of thousands of students from elementary to high schools across South Korea performed PSY's “Gangnam Style” at Cheonggye Stream in downtown Seoul. Led by the World Wide Fund for Nature Korea (WWF), it was held to encourage people to participate in the WWF's global electricity and energy saving campaign “Earth Hour,” by turning off their lights March...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-22 09:41

Confirmation hearing of environment minister nominee

Confirmation hearing of environment minister nominee

Environment Minister nominee Rep. Han Jeoung-ae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea speaks during her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee, Wednesday. Han said she would make efforts to help the nation become carbon neutral by 2050. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2021-01-20 22:47

Another bout of heavy snow to hit South Korea

Another bout of heavy snow to hit South Korea

Another bout of heavy snowfall has been forecast to hit South Korea later in the day and continue through Monday morning, raising the alarm over a potential traffic disturbance around morning rush hour. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the western part of the greater Seoul area and the west coast line of South Chungcheong Province will begin to see snowfall at aro...

2021-01-17 15:48

Office workers uninterested in promotion

Office workers uninterested in promotion

Chances for promotion have been regarded as one of the biggest motivations in the workplace in the past, but results of a recent survey show that this is changing.

2021-01-13 15:29

Heavy snowfall in Seoul

Heavy snowfall in Seoul

Residents wait at a bus station near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday, as heavy snow began to fall in the afternoon. Heavy snow alerts were issued for central regions of the Korean Peninsula including the capital, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province, with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety warning of ice forming on roads. / Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-12 16:57

Frozen: Han River iced amid prolonged cold wave

Frozen: Han River iced amid prolonged cold wave

The Han River, which runs through Seoul, was declared officially frozen on Saturday for the first time in two years, the weather agency said, as South Korea has been gripped by a severe cold wave in recent days.

2021-01-10 16:23

South Korea to phase out industrial waste imports

South Korea to phase out industrial waste imports

South Korea plans to restrict or phase out its imports of 10 kinds of industrial waste to increase the recycling of domestic waste, the Ministry of Environment said Sunday. The ministry said the importation of half of the 10 waste items, including plastic waste, mixed waste paper and coal ash, will be banned between 2022 and 2023.

2021-01-10 14:34

Canceled flights, slowdown in shipping, factories from COVID-19 make 2020 air cleanest since 2015

Canceled flights, slowdown in shipping, factories from COVID-19 make 2020 air cleanest since 2015

2020 was devastating on a global scale as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. But there were a number of environmental benefits seen as a result of social distancing measures and Korea was no exception, recording the cleanest air the country has experienced since 2015.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-06 16:56

Eco-friendly high-speed train

Eco-friendly high-speed train

President Moon Jae-in, front row left, takes a trial ride with other passengers on the KTX-Eum, the country's first electric multiple unit (EMU) high-speed train designed to cut carbon emissions, travelling between Wonju in Gangwon Province and Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, Monday, a day before it is put into public service. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2021-01-04 16:44

5 years since Paris Agreement: Race to net zero is on

5 years since Paris Agreement: Race to net zero is on

Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by Dec. 31. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are both challenges and opportunities in ensuring that COP26, a U.N. climate change summit, builds confidence in the Paris Agreement as an effective tool to avoid climate crisis.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-12-29 12:41

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