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To balance the rising human demand for energy and our responsibility to achieve net zero, battery researchers play a large role in improving sustainability and efficiency of batteries. One such researcher is Shin Kyung-soo, who shared how efficient batteries take steps toward net zero and its key role in collaboration with existing renewable energy systems. What specific field are you currently researching? I research the materials that go into battery composition, including

As the most promising strategy to reduce carbon emissions, renewable energy continues to gain the most attention and investments. Behind the growth of renewable energy is the combined effort of researchers who develop technology, governments that create regulatory policies, and companies that invest in large-scale projects to run renewable energy power. A business with a unique strategy of investing in overseas renewable energy projects is none other than Samsung C&T. Ji San

We previously talked to Ji Sunghoon at SK Earthon, who spoke about companies' perspectives on the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. But CCS is not solely utilizied by companies, as it is the scientists and researchers who first investigate and improve the technology. To get insights about CCS from the researchers' perspective, we spoke to Park Jaesung, a senior researcher at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT). Park is a part of the Green C

When thinking of the concept of renewable energy, one would imagine a wide array of shiny solar panels glinting on rooftops. But beyond these familiar arrays lies a smaller, more compact technology called photovoltaic solar cells, Though less visible in everyday life, this rapidly advancing field promotes a promising future of sustainable and efficient energy consumption. In today's interview we spoke with Chung Jaehoon, a researcher at University of Toledo's Wright Center fo

While climate change is a global crisis applicable to anywhere in the world, what different places teach and take action about climate change can be different. To gain a better insight about such differences, we interviewed students around the world: Vidya Nagar from Massachussets, USA; Angela Philip from Dubai, UAE; Nia Bolton from Illinois, USA; and Anna Schubert from St. Pölten, Austria. When was the last time you remember learning about the climate crisis at school, and i

Environmental justice is an essential concept that must be considered in climate action to ensure disproportionately impacted vulnerable communities can build stronger resilience to climate change-induced threats. Major Eason is a PhD student of Sociology at Harvard University who is conducting research on the impact of racial dynamics on the climate crisis in the US. Through this conversation, Major described the importance of considering the social costs of climate change a

C02gether interviewed Oh Byung-ho, member of the Presidential Committee on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth. He is also an active member of the Gangwon-do Environmental Education Promotion Committee, and has founded the nonprofit environmental organization "Big Wave," as well as the Korean ESG Society. From his expertise on the emission trading system (ETS) to potential policy changes, Oh shared us insights into the current implementation and future trajectories of the ETS.