Former Ambassador to France Choi Jae-cheol Appointed Chairman of the Climate Change Center

The Climate Change Center, a private organization specializing in climate change, announced on the 21st that Choi Jae-cheol, former Ambassador to France, has been inaugurated as the 6th Chairman.

Chairman Choi Jae-cheol is a distinguished climate change expert who has contributed to establishing the foundation of Korea's climate and environmental diplomacy by handling bilateral and Northeast Asian environmental cooperation with countries such as Japan and China in the early 1990s at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' environmental diplomacy department, as well as managing multilateral environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity.

He served as the chief representative of the Republic of Korea delegation during the adoption of the Paris Agreement at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21), and holds a unique career, having been the first Asian to be reappointed three times as the Executive Director of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) headquartered in Paris, later serving as the President of the General Assembly.

The Climate Change Center's Chairman Recommendation Committee explained that the reason for recommending and appointing the new chairman is that he is the optimal expert to lead expansion based on a broad network at a time when strategies to respond to the accelerating climate crisis are being sought and global competition is intensifying.

The Climate Change Center plans to leap forward as an NGO equipped with enhanced expertise and global influence through Chairman Choi's leadership.

At the inauguration ceremony, Chairman Choi Jae-cheol emphasized, "Based on the accumulated expertise in diplomacy and environment and overseas networks, I will build partnerships with stakeholders including government-related agencies, industry, and academia." He also expressed his ambition, stating, "On the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, we will actively promote climate crisis response projects, expand and develop the ongoing carbon emission trading projects, and establish the foundation for the East Asian carbon market." The term of the Climate Change Center chairman is two years, with the possibility of reappointment.

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