JEONGSEON, South Korea: The rows of solar panels in Jeongseon county stand in stark contrast to what surrounds the gleaming installations. ...
JEONGSEON, South Korea: The rows of solar panels in Jeongseon county stand in stark contrast to what surrounds the gleaming installations.
“We know that is the direction to go,” Gangwon governor Choi Moon-Soon said recently on the sidelines of a forum in Jeongseon county. “We helped develop our nation into what it is today with the coal mines then. But now we want to bring back fresh and clean air to this area.” Korea Heating District Corporation is one firm that took the plunge. In return for the free use of a plot of land in Jeongseon county for 20 years, the company set up solar panels that generate enough electricity for the monthly needs of 200 households.
"We are planning to have a plant soon and we will continue to upgrade our technology so that we can meet the changing needs of climate change."The Green New Deal sets out to achieve zero net emissions by 2050, a target environmentalists say simply is not achievable if provinces like Gangwon take only incremental steps.
Jeongseon county in Gangwon province used to be home to as many as 500 coal mines until the 1990s. They provided the coal that powered a South Korea recovering from the Korean War. Only three are still open today. “The main way to cut greenhouse gas is to cut down the number of coal-fired plants. But the government is giving out more permits for coal-fired plants to operate while saying it wants to tackle climate change,” he said.
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