MoEF-Green Climate Fund Hold P4G Green New Deal Special Session

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyun-jung] The Ministry of Economy and Finance, in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will hold the 'P4G Green New Deal Special Session' on the 25th. P4G stands for Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030.

The 2021 P4G Seoul Summit is the first multilateral summit on environmental issues hosted by South Korea. This session will be held virtually on the second day of the designated Green Future Week (May 24?29) in advance of the summit.

Under the theme of a clean transition to a green economy through the Green New Deal, this session is expected to be attended by P4G member countries, major government agencies, international organizations such as the GCF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as companies in the green sector.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki will deliver the opening remarks. Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the GGGI Assembly, and Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, will give special speeches. Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of the GCF, will present a keynote speech reporting on ‘The Role of Finance for Sustainable Development amid the COVID-19 Situation.’

Participants can register online at the P4G virtual event venue, and the session will also be broadcast live through the official YouTube channel of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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