{"id":7451,"date":"2022-07-05T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:10:46","slug":"greenpeace-billboard-calls-on-president-yoon-to-ban-gas-diesel-vehicles-as-promised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/7451\/greenpeace-billboard-calls-on-president-yoon-to-ban-gas-diesel-vehicles-as-promised\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace billboard calls on President Yoon to ban gas, diesel vehicles as promised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

5 June, 2022, SEOUL- This morning activists from Greenpeace\u2019s Seoul office installed a 4.5×4.5 meter LED billboard in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, which calls on President Yoon Suk-Yeol to ban the sale of new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035, as he pledged during his campaign for office.

\u201cThis installation is a reminder to President Yoon that a transition to electric vehicles isn\u2019t just necessary for the climate \u2013 it\u2019s critical to ensure the competitiveness of Korea\u2019s auto industry. During his campaign, President Yoon pledged to end the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035, but two months into his term, he has yet to act on his promise. Canada<\/a>, the EU<\/a> and California<\/a> have all banned the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2035, and Norway<\/a> and the UK <\/a>have set even earlier targets. We need Korea to be among the first countries to cross the zero-emission finish line, not a straggler fighting to keep up,\u201d said Greenpeace East Asia campaigner Erin Eunseo Choi, based in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n

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The billboard is located in front of the War Memorial of Korea, across the street from the Presidential Office. It reads: \u201c\uc724\uc11d\uc5f4 \ub300\ud1b5\ub839\ub2d8, \uc57d\uc18d\ud558\uc168\uc8e0? 2035\ub144 \uacbd\uc720\u00b7\ud718\ubc1c\uc720\ucc28 \ud310\ub9e4 \uae08\uc9c0,\u201d which can be translated as \u201cPresident Yoon, keep your promise. Ban diesel and gasoline cars by 2035.\u201d

President Yoon committed in his election pledge book to outlaw the new registration of combustion engine vehicles effective by 2035. If realized, Yoon\u2019s commitment would align South Korea\u2019s zero-emission vehicle transition with International Energy Agency (IEA) recommendations.

<\/a>A recent survey by<\/a> Greenpeace East Asia Seoul office and the Korean Metal Workers\u2019 Union (KMWU) found that 82% of auto workers in Korea support a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2035.

Since 2016, Greenpeace has been campaigning automakers Ford, Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW, as well as governments around the world, to suspend the production of combustion engine vehicles and switch to zero-emission vehicles.

\u201cThe facts are clear. A rapid transition to zero-emission vehicles is necessary for Korea\u2019s auto industry to remain competitive internationally. The auto sector is our country\u2019s biggest export industry. A slow transition to zero-emission vehicles would be a major blow to the economy and a disaster for the planet,\u201d said Choi.<\/p>\n\n

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Notes:

<\/strong>Photos from the event will be uploaded to this folder<\/a> at approximately noon (KST) on Tuesday, July 5. Videos will be available in the same folder later in the day.
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Media Contact:<\/strong>
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<\/strong>Minsoo Suh, Communications Officer, Greenpeace East Asia Seoul Office, +82 10 8915 2399 misuh@greenpeace.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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