Climate & Energy
Climate change is real, and it’s happening because of human activities – namely burning oil, and coal. We’re seeing the effects all around us – extreme weather events, droughts, warmer temperatures, polar ice melting and sea level rising. But we can work to change this. Solutions to climate change and energy crises already exist: clean, renewable energy, energy efficiency and an end to deforestation. With strong commitment to change from governments, business and individuals alike, we can stop climate chaos.
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Greenpeace Criticizes South Korea’s Energy Plan as a “Fossil Fuel Swap,” Demands Full Clean Energy Transition Amid Geopolitical Crisis
Following the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment’s announcement of the “Energy Transition Promotion Plan” on April 6, Greenpeace East Asia has issued a response calling the government’s strategy inadequate, which risks failing to reduce the nation’s dependence on volatile fossil fuels worsened by the war on Iran.
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Greenpeace: Middle East Tensions Aren’t the Culprit to Korea’s Economic Crisis—Fossil Fuel Dependency Is
The following is a statement from Greenpeace East Asia Seoul office regarding the economic crisis triggered by the Iran war and an urgent call for the South Korean government to abandon its reliance on fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to a self-sufficient, renewable energy system.
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Greenpeace East Asia’s comment on China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and Two Sessions
Beijing – At the opening of two sessions in Beijing on Thursday, China submitted the 2026 Government Work Report and a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026 –…