Net zero fallout: Salt farms are disappearing
Wind turbines are operating behind solar energy farms in Hasa-ri, Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, June 8. Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoonBy Kang Hyun-kyungThe government's ambitious but unorganized campaign to achieve net zero by 2050 in order to control greenhouse gas emissions has created unintended consequences. The nation's salt farms are disappearing. Soil erosion is another problem created by the reckless green energy push. Residents in the neighborhood of photovoltaic power stations, or “solar energy farms,” installed on mountaintops live in fear of landslides. In the coastal counties of the southwest that were once home to premium salt, solar energy farms are rapidly replacing salt farms. Scenes captured in Hankook Ilbo photos taken on June 8 in Yeonggwang County, located in the northwestern part of South Jeolla Province, show a dramatic shift of the region from salt farms to solar energy farms. Wind turbines were established in the fields, mountains and wetlands, and the coastal areas, which once housed salt farms, are now covered with solar panels. E
Jul 15, 2021By Kang Hyun-kyung
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