South Korea’s climate pledge to cut coal, lower emissions clash with US push for LNG purchases
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Kim Sung-hwan, center, the inaugural head of South Korea's new Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, applauds after he made the announcement of South Korea joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, during U.N. climate talks in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)FILE - A general view of the Dangjin Power Station is seen in Dangjin, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)FILE - Workers walk past large-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under construction at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering facility in Geoje Island, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)FILE - A general view of the Dangjin Power Station is seen in Dangjin, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)FILE - Workers board large-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under construction at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering facility in Geoje Island, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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Kim Sung-hwan, center, the inaugural head of South Korea's new Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, applauds after he made the announcement of South Korea joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, during U.N. climate talks in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)