Yi hyun Kang – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 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 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 Open the window for fresh air? Not in Korea https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/ https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/#comments Wed, 23 May 2018 13:00:28 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17302 South Koreans are more concerned with air pollution than with North Korea’s nuclear weapons – and with good reason. On some days in Seoul, the air is too full of fine particles to go outside. While some blame China, about half of Korean pollution is from diesel cars and coal plants. Yi hyun Kang looks at what can be done. Seoul’s pollution is so extreme that children often have to stay indoors...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/05/open-the-window-for-fresh-air-not-in-korea/feed/ 2 Will South Korea’s energy transition include nuclear? https://energytransition.org/2018/03/will-south-koreas-energy-transition-include-nuclear/ https://energytransition.org/2018/03/will-south-koreas-energy-transition-include-nuclear/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:00:11 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16969 President Moon wants South Korea to begin scaling down nuclear energy, but a citizen committee supports maintaining the share of nuclear energy in the energy mix. Nevertheless, grassroots renewable energy movements are growing. Yi hyun Kang looks at the latest from the Korean energy sector. Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant won’t be closing any time soon, although President Moon had hoped to reduce the...

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