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Participants stage a performance as part of a civic action event at the National Assembly building in western Seoul on Nov. 6 calling on the government to set its 2035 national greenhouse gas reduction target at a 65-percent cut in this file photo. [YONHAP]

Gov't to hold energy conference with German partners on carbon neutrality

The government plans to hold an energy conference Tuesday in Seoul with German energy officials and experts to discuss ways to achieve net zero carbon emissions and expand the use of renewable energy, the Climate Ministry said.

2025.12.2

Climate, Energy and Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan delivers welcoming remarks during a public hearing on Korea’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) greenhouse gas reduction targets at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Nov. 6. [YONHAP]

Gov't targets at least 50% drop in greenhouse gases by 2035

Korea said Thursday it plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 60 percent from 2018 levels by the year 2035, unveiling two possible targets that reflect both industrial limits and pressure to meet global climate goals.

2025.11.6

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Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan speaks during a press conference in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 9. [MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT]

Environment minister hints at halting plans to build new nuclear power plants

Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan has raised the possibility of halting plans to build new nuclear power plants, saying such plans need to be reviewed in light of public opinion.

2025.9.10

Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery in eastern Saudi Arabia [ARAMCO]

Oil giant Aramco gears up for a low-carbon future

Aramco, the world's largest oil company, is looking to diversify its investments and create new outlets for crude oil production as Asian countries move away from fossil fuels.

2023.12.12

From left, British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch, UCL Vice President Angharad Milenkovic, UCL Executive Dean Faculty of Engineering Sciences Nigel Titchener-Hooker, UCL President Michael Spence, Hyundai Motor Senior Vice President Kim Dong-wook and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding for research and development cooperation in hydrogen-related technology in London. [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Hyundai Motor signs MOU with University College London for hydrogen-related research

Hyundai Motor is partnering up with University College London (UCL) to pursue research projects involving carbon-neutral technology, the company said Thursday.

2023.11.23

Representatives from GS Caltex, Korean Air Lines and the government attend a ceremony to commemorate the first test flight using bio-jet fuels in Korea at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. [MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENERGY]

GS Caltex, Korean Air to begin biofuel test flights

Bio-jet fuel made with used cooking oils and animal fats will power a cargo plane in test flights for the first time in Korea, GS Caltex said Tuesday.

2023.9.5

Hyundai Steel CEO An Tong-il presents the company's 'Carbon Neutrality Roadmap' in a video uploaded on Wednesday. [HYUNDAI STEEL]

Hyundai Steel aims to cut carbon emissions by 12% by 2030

Hyundai Steel is aiming to cut its carbon emissions by 12 percent by 2030, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero by 2050.

2023.4.26

Wind farm in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon [JOONGANG PHOTO]

[CHANGING WORLD] First challenge in saving the planet is energy

The global race has begun to save the world from climate change and Korea, the planet’s 11th largest emitter of carbon, is bracing for big changes in what people buy and eat, how businesses operate and where the country gets its energy.

2021.10.14

Ban Ki-moon, president of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), fourth from left; Lee Tong-q, director-general of the climate, energy, environmental and scientific affairs bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fifth from left; Yoo Young-sook, chair of Climate Change Center, sixth from left; and other participants of the forum on implementation and action toward carbon neutrality and the role of businesses, civil society and local governments hosted by the GGGI and Climate Change Center at the Westin Josun Seoul on Wednesday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

GGGI conference sets mood for realizing net zero goals

Korea should be two times more ambitious in its target to reach net zero by 2050, said Ban Ki-moon, president of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and former secretary general of the United Nations, at a conference hosted by the GGGI and...

2021.5.26