A decarbonisation “blueprint” released by the government provides further reason to believe South Korea is not serious about curbing its emissions
Considering the shape of the country’s economy, this was ambitious. South Korea’s rise from post-war destitution, to become the world’s 12th-largest economy, was driven by polluting heavy industry and fossil fuels. Perhaps predictably, then, neither Mr Lee nor his successors have done much to help the country meaningfully curb its emissions. A decarbonisation “blueprint” recently released by the current government of Yoon Suk-yeol provides further reason to doubt that it will.
Far from broaching the necessary serious measures, South Korea seems content to pay lip-service to the issue. In effect, Mr Yoon’s proposals take aim at the too-modest measures promised by his predecessor, Moon Jae-in. Besides instituting South Korea’s net-zero commitments, Mr Moon aimed to cut reliance on coal-fired electricity generation, from 42% of total generation to 22%. His government issued fairly modest subsidies to renewables.
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