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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Impact. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement“The thinking is that maybe we can do better in other things as well, not just COVID-19. There’s a lot of potential for a renewables industry,” said Daul Jang, a Seoul-based senior campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThen came the devastating in 2011 ― when a tsunami struck a nuclear plant, setting off a reactor meltdown that displaced 50,000 people ― which dampened some of that nuclear fervor. The costs of building nuclear plants also mounted. Then, in 2013, a when investigators found that South Korean nuclear officials dealt with faked safety tests and accepted bribes.In response, liberal politicians started of nuclear plants. That set up a new partisan conflict, where both sides largely agree on the need to reduce fossil fuel use, but liberals favor renewables while conservatives seek to restore the status of nuclear power.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementin DecemberThe economic contraction the pandemic induced is projected to send demand for oil falling by 9%, coal by 8%, and gas by 5%, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual , published Thursday. Solar, however, is slated to grow by 15%, and wind by 10%.AdvertisementFor more content and to be part of the “” community, follow our Facebook page. HuffPost’s “” series is funded by Partners for a New Economy and the Kendeda Fund. All content is editorially independent, with no influence or input from the foundations. If you have an idea or tip for the editorial series, send an email to thisnewworld@huffpost.com. CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled Yoon Sang-jick’s name. A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correction

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Impact. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement“The thinking is that maybe we can do better in other things as well, not just COVID-19. There’s a lot of potential for a renewables industry,” said Daul Jang, a Seoul-based senior campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThen came the devastating in 2011 ― when a tsunami struck a nuclear plant, setting off a reactor meltdown that displaced 50,000 people ― which dampened some of that nuclear fervor. The costs of building nuclear plants also mounted....

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