South Korea's use of pesticides began with its forced conversion to the Japanese agricultural regime during Japanese occupation in the early 20th Century. Behind rapid industrialisation in the post-1960s, were problems of environmental pollution and pesticide poisoning due to the world's highest pesticide use. With authorities leaving control to agrochemical companies, and the companies only interested in selling pesticides, a pesticide policy for nature and people is a long way off.
The European Energy Atlas has been published at a time when EU member states are discussing their energy and climate strategies for 2030, the so-called Clean Energy Package. These goals and regulations will shape European energy and climate policy for the coming decades. They will also be crucial for whether we can effectively combat climate change and limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
This Korean translation is based on the German Energy Atlas 2018.
With the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across society, it is important to understand in which ways AI may accelerate or impede climate progress, and how various stakeholders can guide those developments.
A book about plastic for readers aged 12 and above!
Designed for young readers around the world, the book 'Find the Hidden Face! Plastic, Waste' and I answers 70 questions about plastic with colorful infographics and 6 real stories. Designer and author Gesine Grotrian, the design team of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, and the international Youth Advisory Board have created an exciting non-fiction book for young people aged 12 and above.
This publication is a translation of the South Korea case studies section in the first edition of the World Nuclear Waste Report published in 2019. It attempts to spark a debate in South Korea on the complexities of dealing with nuclear waste. For the last decade since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, many civil organisations, experts and citizens have denounced the South Korean government's continued dependence on, and management, and development of nuclear power plants but to no avail.
South Korea is ranked 17th in the world for cumulative greenhouse gas emissions, most of which come from the energy sector. The country’s policies for energy transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear power began with the expansion of participatory renewable energy. However, the new government has taken a step backwards from previous policies that aspired to a sustainable and carbon-neutral society.
