The Korean government plans to more than double the greenhouse gas emission cuts in 2013 from this year’s level.
The latest move is likely to affect 377 entities in the nation’s industrial, agricultural and transportation sectors. This raised concerns among the country’s major manufacturers including steelmaking, oil-refining and petrochemicals-producing industries.
They fear excessive curbs on energy consumption would hurt corporate earnings, which, in turn, lead to low investment and job creation.
By Um Yoon-sun (uys@heraldcorp.com)