South Korea on Wednesday ramped up its firepower as its battles pollution, passi...
SEOUL - South Korea on Wednesday ramped up its firepower as its battles pollution, passing a set of bills that designate the problem a ‘social disaster’ and which could unlock emergency funds to tackle the issue.
Pollution in Asia’s fourth-largest economy has been driven up by factors including coal-fired power generation and high vehicle emissions, sparking widespread concern among the public and weighing on President Moon Jae-in’s approval ratings. Other bills that were passed included mandating that every school classroom should have an air purifier and removing a limit on sales of liquefied petroleum gas vehicles, which typically produce less emissions than gasoline and diesel.
South Korea’s air quality was the worst among its peers in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development as of 2017, according to data from the group. Its average annual exposure to fine particulate matter of less than 2.5 micrometers was 25.1 micrograms per cubic meter, slightly more than double the OECD average of 12.5.
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