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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo pledged to “actively use” nuclear power as a
means of energy security and carbon neutrality during a climate forum
convened by the White House.
Han’s remarks once again
signaled the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s distancing of itself from
the Moon Jae-in government’s nuclear phase-out policy.
In the third Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), held
virtually on Friday night Seoul time, Han said the Korean government
would do its best to achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)
goals submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat late last year.
Among the goals was for Korea to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 2018 levels by 2030.
“The Korean government is pursuing various policies while recognizing
that the climate issue is an economic issue and a national security
issue that puts people’s lives and safety at stake,” Han was quoted by
his office as telling the forum.
The prime minister
said Korea would actively use nuclear power and search for a “reasonable
energy mix” between nuclear power and renewable energy.
In specific, the Korean government will “drastically increase”
investments in future nuclear energy technology such as small module
reactors (SMRs), while diversifying energy sources to include hydrogen
and renewable energy, he said.
Han also said Korea
was willing to support the five key initiatives of the forum: to reduce
methane emissions, speed the commercialization of critical technologies,
put more zero-emission vehicles on the road, decarbonize ocean-based
shipping and increase fertilizer efficiency and alternatives.
Han noted that Korea’s NDC included plans to put more than 4.5
million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2030. Further plans for
farming, energy and waste disposal to live up to the Global Methane
Pledge (GMP) will also be established. Korea was among over 100
countries that signed the GMP to reduce global methane emissions by 30
percent from 2020 levels by 2030.
According to the White House, participants in the MEF forum included representatives of some 20 nations including China.
In a statement summarizing the forum, the White House said that many
participants emphasized the link between climate security and energy
security, “noting that Russia’s war in Ukraine only highlights the need
to accelerate the clean energy transition and that renewable energy
supports energy security.”
Yoon has long vocally
opposed former President Moon’s controversial nuclear phase-out policy
and vowed to reverse it if he became president. During his campaign,
Yoon promised to resume construction of the Shin-Hanul No. 3 and No. 4
reactors, which had been halted during Moon’s term.
Shortly after winning the race, Yoon’s transition team said it would
increase the use of nuclear power and cut coal-fired power generation to
reduce carbon emissions.
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