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People walk through Haeundae Arboretum in Haeundae District, Busan, in May 2021. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Green and lucrative: Localities create 'carbon assets' to cut emissions, earn revenue with tradable credits

As demands for carbon neutrality and emissions reductions increase, local governments are jumping into projects to create “carbon assets.” Even cities are also using parks and idle land to cut emissions and secure tradable carbon credits for revenue.

2026.4.11

A chartered Korean Air airplane arrives at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, United States, on Sept. 10, 2025 [YONHAP]

Korean Air reduces carbon emissions in 2025 despite increased flights

Korean Air's carbon emissions from flight operations dropped 3.3 percent from a year earlier in 2025 despite an increase in the number of flights, the company said Friday.

2026.2.27

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Pedestrians carry around their puffer jackets amid the relatively warm weather in central Seoul on Dec. 7. [YONHAP]

Winter could disappear, heat waves may triple if we don't mend our ways, Korea's climate agency data suggests

Seoul’s winters may last a mere 12 days per year by 2081, while the number of extremely hot days and tropical nights may surge to more than 90 annually, according to a new forecast.

2025.12.22

The photo shows a runway at Incheon International Airport. [INCHEON AIRPORT]

Korea aims to cut carbon emissions at int'l airports by 10% by 2030

Korea aims to cut carbon emissions at its international airports by 10 percent by 2030 while expanding the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a government report showed Sunday.

2025.12.21

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

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

Korea expedites transition to low-carbon structure over EU's carbon tax scheme

Korea vowed Monday to extend support to achieve a low-emission production structure in an effort to minimize the impact of envisioned European Union carbon import regulations and to strengthen industry competitiveness.

2022.12.26

Smoke and steam billow from a steel plant run by Posco in Pohang, North Gyeongsang. [YONHAP]

Korea devising strategy for dealing with EU carbon border tax

The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will require importers to buy permits for their carbon emissions in the same way as producers in the EU trading bloc do under its emissions trading system.

2022.12.14

GS Caltex signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eight companies on Monday to cooperate on and promote the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). [GS CALTEX]

GS Caltex signs MOU with 8 companies for development of CCUS

GS Caltex signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eight companies to cooperate on and promote the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).

2022.11.15

A picture of SK's booth at CES 2022 [SK INC.]

SK Innovation marketing new battery at CES 2022

SK Innovation and wholly-owned subsidiary SK On will be heavily promoting their latest battery at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, which begins this week. The NCM9 battery — shortened for nickel, cobalt and manganese — developed by SK On is made with ...

2022.1.2