Gov't to cut greenhouses gases by 32% by 2030
- 5 years ago
At a Cabinet meeting this morning,... government ministries have announced plans to reduce Korea's greenhouse gas emissions.
Our Kim Hye-sung tells us what those plans are.
South Korea has unveiled its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent from business-as-usual levels in 2017.
The Ministry of Environment said the goal is to cut emissions to 536 million tons by 2030.
It also outlined a series of measures to address climate change and comply with the Paris Agreement which aims to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels by the end of the century.
That includes a transition to a low-carbon society by reducing greenhouse gas emissions used in building facilities and transportation.
It will also use a carbon emissions trading system to strengthen corporate responsibility in cutting greenhouse gases, and come up with an evaluation system to monitor progress.
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy also said it will expand the use of electric cars and hydrogen-powered cars to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transportation.
The government will install 310 hydrogen car fueling stations by 2022 and increase that to 12-hundred by 2040.
It set a goal of providing 850-thousand hydrogen-powered cars by 2030.
By that date, drivers will be able to reach charging stations within 30 minutes, which will be shortened to 15 minutes by 2040.
Kim Hyesung, Arirang News.
Our Kim Hye-sung tells us what those plans are.
South Korea has unveiled its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent from business-as-usual levels in 2017.
The Ministry of Environment said the goal is to cut emissions to 536 million tons by 2030.
It also outlined a series of measures to address climate change and comply with the Paris Agreement which aims to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels by the end of the century.
That includes a transition to a low-carbon society by reducing greenhouse gas emissions used in building facilities and transportation.
It will also use a carbon emissions trading system to strengthen corporate responsibility in cutting greenhouse gases, and come up with an evaluation system to monitor progress.
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy also said it will expand the use of electric cars and hydrogen-powered cars to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transportation.
The government will install 310 hydrogen car fueling stations by 2022 and increase that to 12-hundred by 2040.
It set a goal of providing 850-thousand hydrogen-powered cars by 2030.
By that date, drivers will be able to reach charging stations within 30 minutes, which will be shortened to 15 minutes by 2040.
Kim Hyesung, Arirang News.