7 Jul 2017 : Scientists and conservationists have written an open letter to South Korean president Moon Jae-in urging him to consider the climate and environmental impacts of a nuclear energy phaseout in South Korea. The letter said there is a strong consensus among climate policy experts that an expansion of nuclear energy will be required to “significantly reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality”. It said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy (...)