South Korea – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:43:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Japan and South Korea must recognize blue hydrogen is not clean https://energytransition.org/2023/01/japan-and-south-korea-must-recognize-blue-hydrogen-is-not-clean/ https://energytransition.org/2023/01/japan-and-south-korea-must-recognize-blue-hydrogen-is-not-clean/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:00:38 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27745 The global energy system is undergoing a major transformation. Fossil fuel prices are soaring, and extreme weather and war are causing massive blackouts and energy shortages. A clean-energy transition is no longer just an option, but an absolute requirement for survival. As countries shift away from dirty fuels, governments and corporations are increasingly looking toward hydrogen as part of the...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/01/japan-and-south-korea-must-recognize-blue-hydrogen-is-not-clean/feed/ 0 South Korea’s bet on hydrogen may cost its commitment to the Global Methane Pledge https://energytransition.org/2022/11/south-koreas-bet-on-hydrogen-may-cost-its-commitment-to-the-global-methane-pledge/ https://energytransition.org/2022/11/south-koreas-bet-on-hydrogen-may-cost-its-commitment-to-the-global-methane-pledge/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:00:01 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27545 South Korea is jeopardizing its ability to meet its 2030 methane reduction target under the Global Methane Pledge due to the country’s plans to massively expand fossil-based hydrogen, according to a recent study by Seoul-based Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) led by legal, economic, financial, and environmental experts with experience in energy and climate policy. Jinny Kim explains.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/11/south-koreas-bet-on-hydrogen-may-cost-its-commitment-to-the-global-methane-pledge/feed/ 0 Was 2021 a turning point for the South Korean Energy Transition? https://energytransition.org/2022/02/was-2021-a-turning-point-for-the-south-korean-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2022/02/was-2021-a-turning-point-for-the-south-korean-energy-transition/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:00:25 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26101 South Korea’s carbon neutrality policy is advancing. In COP26, President Moon revealed South Korea’s goal for the 2030 nationally determined contribution (NDC). He pledged that South Korea will cut carbon emissions more than 40% of 2018 levels by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Yi hyun Kang explains South Korea’s climate rethink. Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea at COP26, Glasgow.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/02/was-2021-a-turning-point-for-the-south-korean-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Why are farmers against solar panels in Korea? https://energytransition.org/2022/01/why-are-farmers-against-solar-panels-in-korea/ https://energytransition.org/2022/01/why-are-farmers-against-solar-panels-in-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25835 Korea’s recent rise in solar power capacity has earned the country plaudits. But many, including environmentalists, are criticising Moon Jae-in’s solar policy, arguing that it does not go far enough. Yi hyun Kang explains why. The 3020 Plan lacks participation and justice for farmers. (Photo by Parucom, CC BY-SA 4.0) Korea’s solar power capacity has more than quadrupled since 2016, and it now has...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/01/why-are-farmers-against-solar-panels-in-korea/feed/ 0 Korea’s hydrogen ambitions – pioneering or heading down the wrong path? https://energytransition.org/2021/10/koreas-hydrogen-ambitions-pioneering-or-heading-down-the-wrong-path/ https://energytransition.org/2021/10/koreas-hydrogen-ambitions-pioneering-or-heading-down-the-wrong-path/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:30 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24833 Hydrogen has emerged as a key element in the race to net-zero worldwide. South Korea is one of the most proactive advocates of hydrogen, passing the world’s first hydrogen economy law last year. In its carbon neutrality scenarios unveiled last month, meanwhile, hydrogen is given more weight than renewables. What is the Korean government doing to boost the hydrogen economy, and why?

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/10/koreas-hydrogen-ambitions-pioneering-or-heading-down-the-wrong-path/feed/ 0 ‘K-battery’ competition and Korea’s mobility transition https://energytransition.org/2021/06/k-battery-competition-and-koreas-mobility-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2021/06/k-battery-competition-and-koreas-mobility-transition/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24469 The automotive industry has significantly contributed to South Korea’s rapid economic development since the 1970s. The worldwide boom of e-mobility in recent years is changing the industrial structure of Korea. The government is now trying to promote the ‘K-battery’ to boost the Korean economy. Can national support accelerate the transition to a green economy? What does it mean to the world’s...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/06/k-battery-competition-and-koreas-mobility-transition/feed/ 0 Nuclear Power debate rumbles on in Taiwan and Korea https://energytransition.org/2021/06/nuclear-power-debate-rumbles-on-in-taiwan-and-korea/ https://energytransition.org/2021/06/nuclear-power-debate-rumbles-on-in-taiwan-and-korea/#respond Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:30:48 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24353 Ten years have passed since the Fukushima disaster in 2011. In the aftermath, some countries have undergone profound energy-policy shifts to prevent such a disaster in the future. However, Japan’s closest neighbors, Taiwan and South Korea (Korea) are struggling to push through the nuclear phase-out agenda. Instead, support for nuclear is on the rise among the population in both countries.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/06/nuclear-power-debate-rumbles-on-in-taiwan-and-korea/feed/ 0 Coal assets stranded in Southeast Asia https://energytransition.org/2018/11/coal-assets-stranded-in-southeast-asia/ https://energytransition.org/2018/11/coal-assets-stranded-in-southeast-asia/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:36:43 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18396 Coal is now more expensive than renewable energy – and while this is good news for the climate, it’s bad news for developing countries who have invested in coal. Renato Redentor Constantino looks at how Japan and Korea are divesting, and the IMF’s opinion on stranded assets. A barge transports coal on the Mahakam river, Indonesia: the country is subsidizing coal, despite its risks (Photo by Andrew...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/11/coal-assets-stranded-in-southeast-asia/feed/ 1 Grassroots solar energy in South Korea https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:00:19 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17766 Korea’s citizens have been organizing their own energy cooperatives, and the new feed-in tariffs could encourage even more investment. Yi hyun Kang talks to stakeholders about their role in the energy transition. Solar and Wind Energy Cooperative members in front of their 4th power plant (Photo by Won-gook Kim, Solar and Wind Energy Cooperative) Last July, there was good news for citizen energy...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/feed/ 0 South Korea’s move towards renewables https://energytransition.org/2018/06/south-koreas-move-towards-renewable-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2018/06/south-koreas-move-towards-renewable-energy/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:00:41 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17359 The Moon Jae-in administration’s nuclear phase-out policy has begun to take shape. The Korean Energy Information Agency explains how citizen concerns are addressed. The Hanbit nuclear power plant has been operating since the 1980s (Photo by IAEA, edited, CC BY-SA 2.0) President Moon claimed during his campaign that he would support renewables and liquefied natural gas in order to boost safe and...

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