Korea’s Lee Urges Less Power Use, Driving to Avoid Energy Crunch

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on the public to pare back power usage and ride public transport rather than driving cars as his government mounts a national effort to avoid energy shortages should the Iran conflict drag on.

“We ask for your cooperation in reducing and conserving electricity use,” Lee said at the government’s latest emergency economic meeting in response to the Middle East crisis.