In relation to the SBS report that a large amount of exhaust gas containing harmful substances was detected in the'gas engine air conditioner', which the government has been supporting to install in buildings nationwide to control power consumption in the summer, we have taken measures.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that although it has encouraged the supply of gas cooling and heating systems to large buildings and public institutions, there has been no air pollutant emission standard, and that it will prepare countermeasures in consultation with the Ministry of Environment.
Earlier, SBS 8:00 News and News Story reported that a large amount of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and methane were detected in gas air conditioners installed in 15,000 buildings nationwide, including 2,000 schools.