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The country is targeting a balanced mix of nuclear and renewables as it develops new policies to support a transition in industrial manufacturing, said environment minister Kim Sung-hwan. He joined growing calls at COP30 for the transition away from fossil fuels.
The latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’ on future warming, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.
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