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Yoo Yeon-chul

UN Global Compact: Platform for corporate sustainability

“The metaverse reflects reality. If our own reality is not sustainable, it would become difficult to sustain the possibilities of the virtual world. The topic of sustainability is urgent and we believe the next generation must support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to protect the world that we live in.”

2022-07-26 16:23

World Environment Day: From greed to green

When this year started, I wrote an article in The Korea Times titled, “Climate Outlook 2022,” in January. This article mentioned a wide range of significant global events for climate change and sustainable development. Indeed, 2022 is a historic milestone, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which resulted in the establishment of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP). This conference was widely known as the first international meeting on the environment.

2022-06-21 16:15

Visible hand to address invisible climate change

The Atomic Scientists in the Science and Security Board brought up an insightful perspective in their 2022 Doomsday Clock statement last January: Nuclear weapons and climate change are equally the two most serious existential threats to humankind. Nuclear weapons are regarded as a visible and immediate threat, while climate change is considered as invisible and slow onset threat.

2022-04-26 16:30

New administration needs to reset policy for climate, energy

Now is the time to renew and restart after the presidential election is finished. Even though the campaigns had some disgraceful moments with negative public responses, there was an encouraging and interesting observation made by a foreign national residing in Seoul about the Korean presidential election this year.

2022-03-22 16:29

Refocusing on sustainable development in 2022

In 2022, it is expected that discussion of sustainable development and other global frameworks for protecting the environment will be revitalized. The United Nations is initiating a series of celebrated conferences, as this year marks the 30th anniversary of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro.

2022-02-22 16:57

Climate outlook 2022: Making climate action matter

The new year has come. The first global event of this year was the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022, held from January 5 to 7 in Las Vegas. As the world's largest electronics show, CES showcases technologies that signal important overarching themes for the future.

2022-01-25 16:47

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