News / South Korea
Seoul will also keep 2026 EV and hydrogen-vehicle subsidies at current levels, halting a long-running policy of annual cuts aimed at nudging the market towards self-sufficiency.
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
The country’s opposition moves to legislate a faster coal exit than the 2040 timeline cited at COP30, introducing a bill that would mandate a 2030–35 shutdown while ensuring a just transition for workers.
Move brings the country’s advanced emissions trading scheme closer to EU model as Seoul tightens 2035 emissions-cut target.
All South Korea News
21 November 2025
19 November 2025
18 November 2025
15 November 2025
11 November 2025
10 November 2025
7 November 2025
4 November 2025
Corporate Responsibility
South Korea’s major listed firms hit record sustainability scores in 2025 assessment
28 October 2025
24 October 2025
Policy & Finance
South Korea sees 172 per cent surge in greenwashing cases in 4 years
22 October 2025
14 October 2025
13 October 2025
19 September 2025
10 September 2025
Most popular
-
![Tropical Storm Senyar floods_Sumatra]()
News / Cities
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
![Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.]()
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
![Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary]()
News / Carbon & Climate
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
![Taichung, Taiwan]()
News / Policy & Finance
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
![Cows bathing in Lake Toba, north Sumatra.]()
News / Food & Agriculture
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
![Hong Kong, Tai Kok Tsui]()
Opinion / Policy & Finance
Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
The very richest people are amassing fortunes while ordinary people’s lives stagnate. But there are policies that can …
