'Green' nuclear energy on the cards for South Korea: Korea Herald

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SEOUL - The European Commission has decided to include certain gas and nuclear activities in its taxonomy - a classification system that offers guidelines on private investment promoting climate neut

rality.

This makes it hard to invest in nuclear energy activities, especially at a time when the country does not have enough viable green energy sources. The transition refers to the period before the EU becomes climate neutral by 2050 under the European Green Deal, a growth strategy that is also aimed at protecting and conserving the EU's natural capital and biodiversity.

Over the full lifetime of a nuclear power plant, greenhouse gas emissions are roughly 12 grams of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced, which is the same as wind turbines and less than photovoltaic panels, according to the US Department of Energy. With countries fiercely competing to secure energy sources, Korea is distancing itself from nuclear energy, a dispute-laden stance that will make it harder to achieve carbon neutrality and cope with turbulences from climate change.

 

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Yes! Definitely when there is another Korean war the north can just bomb it and win !

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