Ministry of Environment and EU Collaborate on Green New Deal Policy: "Joint Efforts for Global Expansion"
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] On the 22nd, the Ministry of Environment held the 1st Korea-European Union (EU) Green Deal Policy Council meeting to discuss cooperation on the Green New Deal and ways to strengthen collaboration on the international stage.
In this video conference, Korea was represented by Ahn Se-chang, Director of Climate Change Policy at the Ministry of Environment, while the EU side was represented by Yvon Slingenberg, Director of International, Mainstreaming, and Policy Coordination at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action.
This meeting follows up on the Korea-EU summit last month, where President Moon Jae-in referred to the European Union as an important partner in the Green New Deal policy.
Korea introduced the recently announced government Green New Deal plan, explaining key investment plans for the green transition of the economic and social structure. The EU side is expected to explain the Green Deal plan announced in December last year and the COVID-19 economic recovery plan established in May based on it.
In particular, Korea and the EU plan to hold additional policy council meetings for policy and technology exchange to prepare measures to strengthen cooperation in core projects such as ▲ fostering green industries ▲ establishing a foundation for activating green finance ▲ expanding the spread of green mobility including electric and hydrogen vehicles ▲ restoring green ecosystems.
They will also discuss joint efforts to globally expand the Green New Deal in response to the simultaneous COVID-19 economic crisis and climate and environmental crises on the international stage, including the 2nd 'Green Growth and Global Goals 2030 Partnership (P4G)' summit scheduled to be held in Korea next year and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) at the end of next year.
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Ahn Se-chang, Director of Climate Change Policy at the Ministry of Environment, said, "This policy council will serve as an opportunity for Korea and the EU to strengthen communication to enhance the effectiveness of Green New Deal policy implementation and its international expansion."
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