THE BALANCING ACT
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“ The meeting point between economic stimulus and sustainable strategy in Seoul is taking place in the city ’ s startup scene ” ministry is working to deliver a hydrogen-powered bus project in seven cities , including Seoul . It also plans to boost the number of green cars in South Korea to 500,000 units , including 430,000 units of electric vehicles and 67,000 units of hydrogen-powered cars , by 2022 , Business Korea reports .
THE BALANCING ACT
In addition to its climate challenges , South Korea is facing challenges of an economic nature . In 2019 , the country experienced the worst two year period on Climate and Air Quality ( NCCA ) in April 2019 . Led by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , the NCCA ’ s goal is to work with neighbouring countries to find solutions to the issue , which the nation ’ s national assembly categorised as “ a social disaster .”
In addition to placing restrictions on coal-powered electricity and old diesel vehicles , South Korea is actively working to increase the number of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles on its roads . The country ’ s environmental
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