President Moon Jae-in said at the'Climate Adaptation Summit' that "Korea will continue to move toward carbon neutrality in 2050."
The Climate Adaptation Summit was held by the Netherlands to seek joint responses to the risks of climate change. Leaders of major countries such as Germany, France, and India, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates attended.
Through a video message, President Moon said, "Climate adaptation is the wisdom for humans to live with nature and the effort for humanity to live safely from climate dangers", and evaluated the Paris Agreement as "a monumental victory for mankind and the planet." .
“Last year, the people and the government came together to prepare a third climate adaptation plan for a'climate-safe country', and we will establish detailed plans this year,” he said. “We will promote the Green New Deal and share experiences and achievements with the world I will," he added.
President Moon said, "The '2nd P4G Summit' will be held in Seoul, South Korea in May. We will do our best as a host country to become a place of practical discussion for a green recovery."
(Photo = Courtesy of Blue House, Yonhap News)