Seoul Economic Daily By Kim Yeo-jin
The government announced a “nationwide energy conservation campaign” on the 24th, including strengthened vehicle-use restrictions for public-sector passenger cars based on license plate numbers, and called for private-sector participation. The measures have sparked debate among citizens over their effectiveness and fairness.
Vehicle Restriction Card Pulled Out Again Amid Energy Crisis
As energy supply concerns driven by Middle East instability have grown, the government has once again turned to the “odd-even vehicle restriction” policy. The plan calls for mandatory enforcement in the public sector while requesting voluntary participation from the private sector as part of a nationwide energy-saving campaign.
The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment reported a response plan for the “caution” level of a crude oil resource security crisis at a Cabinet meeting the same day, announcing that the public-sector passenger car restriction based on the last digit of license plates would become effectively mandatory starting midnight on the 25th.
Public institutions had already been implementing the vehicle restriction system under the “Regulations on Promoting Rational Energy Use in Public Institutions,” but the government said it would now monitor compliance and issue warnings or take action against institutional heads of non-compliant agencies to strengthen enforcement…
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