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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Environment Foundation (Chairman Choi Yeol) held a press conference with 28 people from all social standings to propose an environmental constitution that states, "Korea has a duty to overcome the climate and biodiversity crisis and pass on sustainable environment to d
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Hyunjin Lim Reporter
2021.07.08 08:55
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] "Man is not an element of nature, but a member who lives with it together. That's why people and nature should coexist. However, the coexistence is not just about creating environmentally friendly areas next to apartments and increasing the installation of renewable energy."Goya
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Hyunjin Lim Reporter
2021.07.07 14:49
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Jung-ae) and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Kim Kang-lip) decided to actively promote cosmetics subcontractors that consist of consumers being able to purchase only cosmetics in reusable containers on July 1.In order to r
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Hyunjin Lim Reporter
2021.07.07 12:52
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Modern cities are like black holes that suck in energy and other resources. As demand for carbon neutrality grows, concerns are growing that farming and mountain villages take responsibility, rather than the cities that consume most of their energy, in the process of converting
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HyunJin Lim Reporter
2021.07.07 12:07
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Carbon neutrality in 2050 is no longer a matter of choice, but of how to achieve it. With countries that produce more than 70% of the world's GDP participating in carbon neutrality, Korea, being the world's 11th largest carbon emitter, cannot be an exception.However, it is diffi
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HyunJin Lim Reporter
2021.06.30 16:43
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo]The Minister of Environment Myung-rae Cho announced that the newly revised ‘Indoor Air Quality Management Act’ will contain new standards for fine dust in public transportations which will take into effect on April 3rd. However, this sub-statute will be limited to subways, rail s
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.04.09 09:33
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The OECD Secretariat summarized and analyzed the countermeasures taken within health systems in major OECD countries and proposed a mid/long term response plan. Highly regarding Korea’s rapid and extensive response after the cease of the SARS epidemic, they must act accordingly
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.04.09 09:33
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] On March 21st, the Minister of Employment and Labor Jae-gab Lee distributed the “Guidelines for Social Distance in the Workplace” that should be followed by employers and employees. This guideline facilitates the employment of telecommuting, flexible office hours, and vacation p
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.03.26 08:56
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] On March 28th at 8:30 PM, WWF will host an International nature preservation campaign called Earth Hour. Public landmarks such as Lotte tower, Seoul Arts Center, and more will turn off their lights. WWF Australia started this campaign intended to respond against climate change,
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.03.26 08:56
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korean Meteorological Administration Director Jong Seok Kim conducts four rounds of tests (aircraft, ship, ground, and satellite) to three-dimensionally observe the Yellow Sea (ocean fronts Incheon to Mokpo) from March 20th to June 5th. This three-dimensional observation ana
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.03.26 08:56
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Minister of Environment Myung Rae Cho announced that the ‘Special Act on the Reduction and Management of Fine Dust (also referred as Fine Dust Act)’ will be amended and revised in the State Assembly meeting on March 24th and will be publicized and carried out by the end of M
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.03.26 08:55
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet in Paris, France from February 24th to 28th in order to review the Synthesis report for the Sixth Assessment Report. The conference will be hosted by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizatio
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.02.23 19:00
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] International Olympic Committee has collaborated with United Nations to create “Plastic Game Plan for Sport,” a guideline to reduce plastic pollution. The guideline took several measures such as banning disposable plastic, reducing plastic usage overall, and encouraging recyclin
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.02.14 10:50
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] On February 7th, the International, environmental organization Green Peace exhibited the “Disappearing Penguins” in Gwanghwamun Plaza to convey the idea of climate crisis and marine protection. For this exhibition, it its designed to help the public to experience the disappearan
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Chijung Park Reporter
2020.02.14 10:50
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[환경일보] 세계경제포럼은 스위스 다보스에서 열린 2020년 연례회의에 앞서 보고서를 발표했다. 지난 1월 15일 발표된 세계경제포럼(World Economic Forum)의 2020년 세계위험보고서 (Global Risks Report)에 따르면 향후 10년 동안 세계가 직면한 가장 큰 5대 과제는 환경과 관련된 것이라고 밝혔다.보고서는 기업, 정부, 자선단체에서 온 750명 이상의 의사결정자들을 대상으로 한 설문조사를 바탕으로 작성됐으며, 올해 세계가 직면한 모든 위험, 기후변화, 생물 다양성 상실, 극한 날씨, 자연재해에 대응
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2020.01.26 16:42
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute under the Ministry of Environment said it will provide a total of 272.3 billion won worth of environmental policy funds this year to strengthen the competitiveness of the domestic environmental industry and help small and
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2020.01.20 10:40
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Environment Minister Cho Myoung-rae held a policy meeting with Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon, Yeoju Mayor Lee Hang-jin, Dangjin Mayor Kim Hong-jang and Seosan Mayor Maeng Jung-ho at the Sejong Government Complex on January 13 to discuss ways to cooperate between the central a
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2020.01.20 10:33
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea National Park Service has designated a total of 6 areas, including one new area in Byeonsanbando and five areas in Dadohaehaesang, as special protection zones and will manage them until 2038. The Korea National Park Service has decided to expand the special protection
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2020.01.20 10:27
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment released the 2018 water supply statistics. According to a survey of water supply statistics, tap water supply rate increased by 0.1% p to 99.2%. Among them, 2.2%, or 1.15 million people, are supplied with tap water through the village water supply sys
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조수빈 리포터
2020.01.20 09:51
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Ministry of Environment announced that it will open an era of accumulated 200,000 future vehicles(electric cars and hydrogen cars) in 2020 with the supply of 84,150 electric vehicles and 10,280 hydrogen vehicles this year. By the end of last year, 113,000 future vehicles (includ
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조수빈 리포터
2020.01.10 10:41