South Korea's $350B US investment may include carbon capture, nuclear reactors, and LNG
straitstimes.comA South Korean lawmaker says President Trump is expected to announce details on Friday of Seoul's planned $350 billion investment in the United States. The projects reportedly include a Texas gas project, eight nuclear reactors, an Alaskan LNG scheme, and a carbon capture component. The announcement would follow a trade deal from last October that capped US tariffs on Korean imports at 15% in exchange for the investment commitment. The carbon capture element is notable because it ties the investment to decarbonization efforts, though specifics remain unclear. The lawmaker also mentioned possible reprocessing of nuclear material, which is separate from carbon capture. South Korea's government has not confirmed these details, and the finance minister nominee said negotiations are still ongoing. The trade deal already set a $200 billion investment ceiling, but the lawmaker questioned whether the projects exceed that limit. For clean tech watchers, the key question is whether carbon capture gets real funding and technology transfer, or if it is just a headline item. Nuclear and LNG are long-lead projects with their own emissions trade-offs, so the actual project list matters more than the headline number.