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Policy & Finance

South Korea targets 10 GW of new solar capacity as AI power demand surges

Seoul plans regional industrial power tariffs, dedicated data centre pricing and expanded water infrastructure for semiconductor and AI projects.
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Corporate Responsibility

Only one in 10 South Korean listed firms discloses nature-related risks, study finds

More than half of reporting companies provide no core quantitative metrics, raising concerns over their ability to measure nature-related risks and potential greenwashing.
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Waste

Bangladesh shipbreaking industry opposes stricter environmental standards

Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry faces a pivotal treaty dispute. The country’s interim government last year decided that both Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) will apply simultaneously to the local shipbreaking operations.
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Policy & Finance

As new sources of climate finance grow, the poorest are neglected

Developing countries are mobilising more and more climate finance but neglecting their lowest-income peers.

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23 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals

16 July 2026

South Korea’s transport sector has remained one of the country's harder-to-abate sources of emissions despite rapid growth in electric vehicle sales.

Carbon & Climate

South Korea to tighten vehicle emissions rules, mandate cuts for heavy trucks from 2027

6 July 2026

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Policy & Finance

South Korea to spend US$30 million on AI-powered environmental technologies

3 July 2026

The South Korean study is among the first attempts to quantify the long-term nature loss associated with major domestic companies using the TNFD’s LEAP methodology

Cities

South Korea’s top firms linked to nature loss equal to five times Seoul area, study finds

11 June 2026

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Energy

Asia's coal demand could reach 150 million tonnes amid LNG supply disruption

10 June 2026

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Waste

South Korea launches US$30 million programme to recycle hydrogen vehicle parts and recover rare earths

8 June 2026

Ocean day poll

Water

Survey shows majority of South Koreans back expanding marine protected areas

5 June 2026

The calls for action come as Asia faces mounting climate risks.

Carbon & Climate

Asian leaders urge climate action as World Environment Day marked across region

3 June 2026

Korea local election day

Policy & Finance

South Korean local election candidates lack detailed climate plans, group says

8 May 2026

Sustainability-themed mutual funds outperformed non-ESG peers and the KOSPI over one- and three-year periods

Corporate Responsibility

ESG funds outperform peers and benchmark over longer term, South Korean study finds

7 May 2026

South Korea’s state-run power generators have been unable to provide long-term financial forecasts for their coal-fired power assets

Carbon & Climate

South Korean power firms unable to project long-term coal losses amid 2040 phaseout push: report

6 May 2026

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Energy

South Korean chipmakers emerge in ranking of companies with biggest global AI revenue growth

30 April 2026

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Manufacturing

Global steelmakers can do much more to green their processes

22 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Asian countries step up Earth Day push as climate pressures mount

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

Policy & Finance

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

13 April 2026

The city of Daegu, South Korea

Waste

South Korea landfill ban drives shift toward incineration, report finds

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