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Sungnyemun in Jung District, central Seoul, is illuminated in the left image, while the right shows the landmark darkened during the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour event on March 28. [NEWS1]

Korea to go dark, go green as monuments, apartments shut off lights to mark Earth Day

Korea will give the planet a 10-minute power nap for Earth Day on Wednesday evening, with exterior lights shutting off at national monuments and apartment complexes across the country.

2026.4.22

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

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Girl group Blackpink performs at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi on July 6. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Climate activists, lawmakers discuss how to 'turn K-pop concerts into low-carbon events'

Live performances are the lifeblood of the K-pop industry. But as both stages and the number of people in the crowds grow larger, so does the elephant in the room: the carbon emissions and waste generated by large-scale concerts.

2025.12.2

Climate Minister Kim Sung-hwan speaks during a press briefing about the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth's vote for the plans for the 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target between 53 percent and 61 percent compared to 2018 levels in the government complex in central Seoul on Nov. 10. [YONHAP]

Top office presses ahead with 2035 emissions reduction as industries fear costs, cut in competitiveness

Korea is pressing ahead with a 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target at a range of 53 percent and 61 percent compared to 2018 levels despite the business sector’s outcry about fears of heightened costs and an expanded threat posed by China.

2025.11.10

A view of power plants in Incheon’s Seo District is seen from the Gyeongin Ara Waterway on Oct. 19, 2021. [YONHAP]

Gov't to create 300 billion won loan for firms investing in carbon reduction projects

The government will launch a loan program worth 300 billion won ($207.5 million) over the next three years to support companies investing in carbon emission reduction facilities, and related research and development (R&D) projects.

2025.11.6

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's office at the government complex in Sejong [YONHAP]

Korean carbon emissions map system to be piloted in Uzbekistan through ADB project

A Korea-developed carbon emissions map system will be introduced in Uzbekistan as part of an urban planning pilot project supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Seoul's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday.

2025.6.16

From left, POS SM CEO Kim Dong-gyun, HD Marine Solution CEO Lee Ki-dong, Pan Ocean CEO Ahn Joong-ho, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering CEO Kim Sung-joon and American Bureau of Shipping’s head of sales in Korea Kim Seong-hun pose after signing a memorandum of understanding at HD Hyundai’s Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Thursday. [HD HYUNDAI]

HD Hyundai units ink MOU for maritime safety using AI

HD Hyundai's shipbuilding and aftermarket divisions signed a deal with domestic shippers and the American Bureau of Shipping on integrating AI for safety and carbon emissions.

2024.6.27

Former and current sports officials and athletes pose for a photo at a ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1988 Seoul Olympics at Seoul Olympic Parktel in southern Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korean sports organizations pledge to cut carbon emissions

Seventy-two Korean sports organizations have pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 as part of the newly-formed Korea Sports ESG Alliance, the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) announced Monday

2023.9.19

Posco International's gas field in Myanmar [POSCO INTERNATIONAL]

Posco International breaks into U.S. carbon capture sector

Trade and energy company Posco International is entering the U.S. carbon capture and storage (CCS) business as the first Korean company to make a foray into the market.

2023.9.6

A computer-generated image of a domestic hub in Korea to collect captured carbon emissions before transporting them to Malaysia in the Shepherd CCS project [SK INNOVATION]

Shell, Hanwha latest members to join Shepherd CCS project

The Shepherd CCS Project, a joint program between Korea and Malaysia, is aimed at capturing carbon dioxide emitted from industrial complexes in Korea and transporting it to Malaysia to be stored.

2023.8.11