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The Eco City: One Stop Shop Farming - Inbebo

The Eco City: One Stop Shop Farming

A South Korean agricultural corporation Eco Farm City has developed what it calls "KDS convergence farming". This type of farming systematizes the cultivation, production, processing, manufacture, sales, and retail process of farming into a collective "one-stop system". Learn more about KDS farming here!
MetaFashion in Your Digital Wardrobe - Inbebo

MetaFashion in Your Digital Wardrobe

South Korean designers are dipping their toes into the world of metafashion, with the government launching its first-ever digital wardrobe. 30 outfits are planned to be completed with model line-up being A-list actress Han Sun-hwa, singer Ravi, and model Jaesi. Read more here! 

 

Three Powerhouses United to Tackle Recycling Plastic Waste - Inbebo

Three Powerhouses United to Tackle Recycling Plastic Waste

Creating a fully sustainable plastic recycling system solves a myriad of waste problems that many corporations face and is the ideal solution for many enterprises. But it's not easy to put such an ecosystem in practice. Because recycling is an expensive and time-taking job, it is hard to make a profit. Learn how Korean firm LG Chem, InnerBottle, and CJ Logistics designed better.

AI uses digital waste for upcycled clothing design - Inbebo

AI uses digital waste for upcycled clothing design

Tilda, the world’s first AI designer, will unveil her first capsule collection of sustainable clothing, both virtual and IRL items, on World Environment Day. Learn more about her collection and how it plans to shed light not just on problems of real-life waste that ends up in real life landfills, but also the impacts of digital carbon footprints.
South Korea Leads in Exports of Eco-Friendly Cars - Inbebo

South Korea Leads in Exports of Eco-Friendly Cars

Despite the ongoing disruption to global supply chains, South Korea's exports of eco-friendly cars hit a record high in April, with the country’s outbound shipments last month reaching around 48,000 units. Read more here. 
Hyundai Bets Big on Georgia Investing 5.5 billion on Electric Vehicles - Inbebo

Hyundai Bets Big on Georgia Investing 5.5 billion on Electric Vehicles

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said Saturday it will invest US $5.54 billion to build a dedicated electric vehicle and car battery manufacturing plant in the United States to further solidify its electrification push in the world's most important automobile market. The announcement comes during US President Joe Biden visit to South Korea as part of his first trip to Asia amid ongoing tension with China and continued provocations from North Korea. 

E-Bikes over Vehicles? How E-Bikes are Replacing Cars and Saving Money - Inbebo

E-Bikes over Vehicles? How E-Bikes are Replacing Cars and Saving Money

Heo Young-hoe, the founder of Withus, combines human capacity with mechanical motion to generate electrical energy with his innovative bicycle generators. Withus brings energy-harvesting technology to the street with non-contact bicycle generators. Such technologies have increased in popularity as eco-friendly living and cost-saving transportation options continue to develop in Korea and all around the world. Energy harvesting, the process of capturing regular human output and converting it into energy for practical use, is not only used in transportation but also in renewable energies. Could this be the future?

Korea Pledges To Cut Carbon Emissions by 40% by 2030 - Inbebo

Korea Pledges To Cut Carbon Emissions by 40% by 2030

Technology will make it easier for South Korea to reach its carbon goals of reaching zero emissions by 2050. The question remains, which technologies will be key? Will carbon capture, biotech, or upscaling existing solar energy infrastructure take the lead? Although some Korean experts may have reservations about timeline of the country's carbon goals, there is little disagreement over the fact that technology will help Korea reach these goals faster. 
Can ‘K-agricultural technology’ Solve Food Shortage? - Inbebo

Can ‘K-agricultural technology’ Solve Food Shortage?

Rural Development Administration’s overseas official aid ‘KOPIA’ attracts global attention. KOPIA has established KOPIA offices in 22 countries where agricultural experts are dispatched and residents to aid developing countries and help an estimated 1 million overseas farms by 2030. Learn more about their work here. 

SK Becomes World’s 1st Buyer Of ‘Net-Zero Oil’ - Inbebo

SK Becomes World’s 1st Buyer Of ‘Net-Zero Oil’

Heard of Net Zero? SK Trading International announced that it plans to purchase up to 200,000 barrels of net-zero oil each year for five years from US-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. Learn more about what net-zero is and what SK is planning to do with this oil. 

Octopuses? Octopi? Octopodes? - Inbebo

Octopuses? Octopi? Octopodes?

Octopus is a beloved food delicacy in South Korea, with 36,899 tons consumed in 2020. But domestic octopus fishing in the country is on the decline. The Korean Government has turned to the use of smart tech to help repopulate octopus communities. 

From Dropout To CEO To Farmer? - Inbebo

From Dropout To CEO To Farmer?

A Korean university dropout turned CEO transforms a desert into an oasis of vegetable gardens.  

 

Lotte Chemical Establishes Carbon Neutral Research Center With KAIST - Inbebo

Lotte Chemical Establishes Carbon Neutral Research Center With KAIST

Korea's Lotte Chemical and KAIST have agreed to establish a carbon-neutral research center to sec...

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