The new president intends to return to the plan to reduce the number of nuclear reactors initiated by his predecessor.
The War in Ukraine and the Difficulties in Reaching CO Emissions Reduction Targets2 lead to an evolution of the nuclear policy in South Korea. During his campaign, Yoon Seok-youl, who was elected president on March 9 and will take office on May 10, announced the color by pointing to the recent French change. “President Macron has gone back on his words of ‘going out of nuclear energy’ five years ago and he declared a ‘180 degree turn towards nuclear energy’“said Yoon Seok-youl on his Facebook page.
His team has since confirmed its intention to support nuclear power by unraveling former President Moon Jae-in’s exit plan. The rejected plan increases South Korea’s dependence on fossil fuels, increases its greenhouse gas emissions and raises the energy bill, Won Hee-ryong, policy officer of Yoon Seok-youl’s transition committee, said on Tuesday. “Carbon neutrality, which the country has already promised…
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