'Climate Crisis Serious'... 'World Local Governments Assembly & Exhibition' Held at KINTEX from 14th to 16th

Gyeonggi Province will hold the "3rd Gyeonggi Province Climate Change Week" event from the 14th to the 16th at KINTEX in Goyang and Ilsan Culture Square to raise awareness of the seriousness of the climate crisis and to spread a culture of climate action with its residents.

This event will be broadly divided into ▲World Local Governments Climate Summit ▲Climate Tech Exhibition ▲Earth Day Event.

Gyeonggi Province will first host the World Local Governments Climate Summit from the 14th to the 16th at Hall 6B, Exhibition Center 2, KINTEX in Goyang. This climate summit is expected to serve as a forum for discourse on local governments' climate response strategies and promoting voluntary citizen participation this year, when national greenhouse gas reduction targets are being updated under the Paris Agreement.

Mayors and high-level officials from over 50 cities in 34 countries overseas will attend to share excellent policies and technological cases from each city, focusing on five key environmental themes: science-based solutions, citizen participation, climate economy, closing the climate gap, and harmony with nature.

Poster for the Global Local Government Climate Summit held at Goyang KINTEX from April 14 to 16

Also, a Climate Tech Exhibition will be held on the 15th and 16th at Hall 6C, Exhibition Center 2, KINTEX. This exhibition will introduce the technologies and business models of promising companies in the province to domestic and international audiences and serve as a climate industry platform linking private investment and global expansion.

In particular, corporate nurturing and support programs such as a global curation tour for domestic and international buyers, the Global Startup 815 IR (Investor Relations), and the Star Venture Challenge will be operated. Seventy-six climate tech companies will set up booths to support the participating companies in generating tangible business outcomes.

Businesspeople, academia, and residents interested in the climate summit and exhibition can participate by pre-registering on the official website.

Earlier, on the 15th, Gyeonggi Province will hold an Earth Day (April 22) commemorative event at Ilsan Culture Square under the theme "Lighting the Earth with Our Power" to raise residents' awareness of the climate crisis and encourage climate actions in daily life.

Gyeonggi Province will present a variety of experience-centered contents such as climate and environmental experience booths, children's musicals, resource circulation playgrounds, plogging activities, and stamp missions so that all generations, including families and friends, can participate together.

Cha Seong-su, Director of the Climate Environment and Energy Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Gyeonggi Province is leading South Korea in climate, environment, and energy policies," adding, "We hope this Climate Change Week will be an important opportunity to raise residents' interest in climate action and strengthen domestic and international climate response capabilities."

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