[2022 National Audit] Han Hwajin, Minister of Environment, "Comprehensive Measures for Flood and Inundation Damage to Be Established Within the Year"

Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment, is attending the education, social, and cultural government questioning session held at the National Assembly plenary hall on the 22nd, responding to lawmakers' questions. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Han Hwajin, Minister of Environment, stated on the 4th, "We will establish a comprehensive plan by the end of this year to prevent the recurrence of flood and inundation damage."

Minister Han said at the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee audit held at the Government Sejong Complex on the morning of the same day, "We will establish measures including AI flood forecasting in August, expansion of preventive infrastructure, and strengthening of river maintenance, and will prioritize urgent areas such as Dorimcheon."

He also emphasized, "To achieve the national greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030, we will prepare a feasible implementation roadmap within this year through broad opinion gathering," and "We will expand support through policy finance, fiscal and fund projects to ensure that climate and environmental investments are not contracted during the high-interest rate period."

To this end, he added, "We will enhance environmental information disclosure and environmental label certification systems so that companies with excellent environmental performance are favored by financial institutions and consumers."

Regarding the comprehensive plastic measures, he said, "To realize a circular economy, we are encouraging the design of products that are easy to recycle from the production stage, and making efforts to increase the sorting rate of waste resources such as plastics to expand recycling," and "Regarding plastics, which have emerged as a key issue in the international community, we will review existing policies, overcome limitations, and prepare comprehensive measures that can be integrated into the market."

Furthermore, Minister Han explained, "To achieve blue skies free from fine dust concerns, we will prepare a scientific reduction plan to reduce ultrafine dust concentration by 30% over the next five years within this year," and "In particular, regarding the supply of zero-emission vehicles, the domestic production rate has been increasing due to efforts such as subsidy differentiation, and we will ensure that domestically produced electric vehicles are widely distributed, including buses and commercial vehicles."

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