'2050 Carbon Neutrality' Technology Roadmap to be Completed by Year-End

The "Min-Gwan Joint Carbon Neutral Technology Planning Committee" Holds Inauguration Ceremony and Begins Activities on the 9th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] On the 9th, a public-private joint working group to provide technical support for the '2050 Carbon Neutrality' announced by President Moon Jae-in last December was launched and began drafting a technical roadmap to be completed by the end of this year.

The Ministry of Science and ICT held the inauguration ceremony of the 'Public-Private Joint Carbon Neutral Technology Planning Committee' at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon. This committee will operate for about a year to select key technologies and establish a technology roadmap for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

To jointly discover innovative technologies and strengthen cooperation between the government and the private sector, Kim Seong-su, Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Yoo Ji-young, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of LG Chem, were appointed as co-chairs. A total of 22 members, including 7 from industry, 9 from academia and research, and 6 from related government ministries, participate as committee members (including the co-chairs).

Subcommittees will also be formed under the committee. To support sectoral implementation of the Long-term Carbon Neutral Development Strategy (LEDS), subcommittees on energy, industry, transportation, urban land and ICT, and environment will be established in February with about 10 experts from industry, academia, and research to professionally promote technology discovery, analysis, and roadmap drafting.

To broadly gather opinions from across the industry, a carbon-neutral corporate council will be separately operated under the leadership of the Korea Industrial Technology Association.

The planning committee will focus on discovering and selecting key technologies contributing to carbon neutrality by the first half of this year and plans to announce the Carbon Neutral Technology Roadmap (TRM) by the end of the year.

Director Kim Seong-su said, “The technology roadmap is expected to serve as a blueprint for long-term and systematic national support for innovative technology development and field application to achieve the 2050 carbon neutrality goal set by our government,” adding, “Based on the successful experience of fostering materials, parts, and equipment, the public and private sectors will actively collaborate to create a blueprint for science and technology to support the realization of 2050 carbon neutrality.”

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