S.Korea to finalise emission targets on Nov 17

Published: 04 Nov 2009 19:33:16 PST

SEOUL, Nov 5 - South Korea said on Thursday it would finalise its carbon emission reduction targets on November 17 at between unchanged from and 4 percent below 2005 levels.

An official of the presidential committee on green growth said the government had dropped an option for an 8 percent increase from 2005 levels by 2020, among the three choices announced in August this year. [ID:nSP467387]