Comments on: Open the window for fresh air? Not in Korea https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/ The Global Energiewende Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Jung Roh https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/#comment-11682 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:32:15 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17302#comment-11682 There is satellite photo evidences that clearly show gas emissions from China’s factories near the coastline move up towards the Korean Peninsula. It is killing us. and something must be done about it. People in Korea can’t even breathe freely.
The pollution is not from the diesel cars not from our coal plants. A few days ago, Korea’s cities recorded the worst air quality in the whole world because of this. The origin is in Chinese territory. We need to do something about it. We can’t see our blue skies. We are breathing in ashes and toxins into our system instead of fresh air we deserve. We are losing our human rights because of our neighboring country’s ignorance.
This should be addressed in the UN.

]]> By: James Wimberley https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/#comment-6941 Wed, 23 May 2018 15:13:47 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17302#comment-6941 Seoul is a member of the C40 group of climate-activist cities, sits on its Steering Committee, and hosted an early summit meeting of the group. But its policy seems singularly lacking in ambition. Where is the low-emission zone? Where are the electric buses and garbage trucks? Where are the tough building standards?

There is a lot cities can do – if they really want to go beyond photo-ops. Ken Livingstone, the astute but sleazy left-wing Mayor of London who founded the C40, got away with the congestion charge. His measures were continued by his successor Boris Johnson, an equally cynical careerist, publicity-seeker and womaniser from the right. Now London actually has a respectable leader in the Labourite Sadiq Khan, who continues and expands their policy.

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