Kia Collaborates with Seoul National University for Research in Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Field

Kia, EV6 for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Observation Equipment for Air Measurement Stations to be Installed
Seoul National University Analyzes Greenhouse Gas Emission Status and Causes

Kia signed an agreement with Seoul National University on the 13th to collaborate on research in the field of greenhouse gas monitoring. Through this cooperation, Kia will provide one EV6 to be used as a greenhouse gas observation vehicle and one observation device to be installed at a greenhouse gas urban air monitoring station.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Kia is taking the lead in research on greenhouse gas monitoring for carbon neutrality in collaboration with Seoul National University.

Kia announced on the 15th that it recently signed a "Research Cooperation Agreement for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring" with Seoul National University. Key officials, including Dong-soo Shin, Head of Kia's Management Strategy Office, and Kyung-jin Cho, Dean of Seoul National University's Graduate School of Environmental Studies, attended the signing ceremony held at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Seoul National University.

Greenhouse gas monitoring is one of the core research areas for analyzing the national carbon neutrality status, and the data obtained through monitoring is used as an important indicator for the effectiveness and implementation evaluation of carbon neutrality policies.

Through this cooperation, Kia will provide Seoul National University with one dedicated electric vehicle EV6 to be used as a greenhouse gas observation vehicle and one observation device to be installed at an urban greenhouse gas air monitoring station.

Kia explained that since the EV6 emits no carbon during driving, using it as a greenhouse gas observation vehicle is expected to increase the accuracy and efficiency of research by measuring only the actual greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Seoul National University plans to analyze the status and sources of greenhouse gas emissions more precisely and comprehensively using the supported research infrastructure, and furthermore, will conduct academic exchanges and jointly host seminars on carbon neutrality with Kia.

Starting with this agreement, Kia and Seoul National University will continue to cooperate to discover areas that contribute to mutual development related to carbon neutrality.

A Kia official stated, "Carbon neutrality is a shared human value that can be achieved when the private sector, government, and academia actively cooperate with concrete goals. Kia will sincerely commit to achieving practical carbon neutrality not only by reducing carbon emissions in its corporate value chain but also by supporting key national and academic research related to this."

Meanwhile, in November, Kia declared "Carbon Neutrality by 2045" and set Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Planet, and Sustainable Energy as its goals to reduce and offset carbon emissions.

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