Former US Vice President Al Gore Meets Kim Dong-yeon: "Gyeonggi-do Will Lead Climate Action"

Text and photo posted by Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on his SNS on the 19th

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon met with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and expressed his commitment to leading climate action, stating, "Gyeonggi Province is at the forefront of climate action."

On the 19th, Governor Kim attended the 'Climate Reality Leadership Training' panel discussion held at KINTEX in Goyang as a representative speaker of local governments. He introduced on his social media, "(Today) climate activists from home and abroad gathered at KINTEX in Goyang," adding, "I met former U.S. Vice President and global environmental activist Al Gore and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, who leads eco-friendly policies in the U.S."

He continued, "Thanks to the leadership training of the 'Climate Reality Project,' founded by former Vice President Al Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for climate crisis response," and added, "I participated in the panel discussion with Governor Jay Inslee, and before the event, I had a conversation with former Vice President Al Gore and Governor Jay Inslee, confirming many shared understandings."

He also stated, "Above all, climate change is not the future but the present," and "There was also a shared concern that Korea, once the most innovative and dynamic country, is retreating at a time when it should be advancing in the field of climate crisis."

In particular, he emphasized, "The role of local governments that can steadily lead climate response even when administrations and central government policies change is important," and promised, "Gyeonggi Province, as a small Korea, will not forget its responsibility and will lead climate response efforts such as RE100."

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