South Korea's greenhouse gas reduction target has been significantly raised to 40%

Prior to the UN Conference on Climate Change, South Korea decided to significantly raise its greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030 to 40%.

In Seoul, South Korea, on the 18th, President Moon Jae-in, government officials and experts discussed how to deal with climate change.

In this, we have compiled the final draft of the greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030, aiming for a 40% reduction compared to 2018, which is a significant increase from the previous target of 26.3%.

He also summarized how to achieve the goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and President Mun said, "We will give a sense of speed to the sustainable growth of the Korean economy and the competitiveness of the country. I will take it with me and work on it. "

On that basis, he emphasized the importance of expanding the use of renewable energy, making a major shift in the energy structure, and promoting the spread of electric vehicles, and emphasized that the government will actively support it.

The Government of South Korea will formally finalize these policies at a cabinet meeting next week and announce them to the international community at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in the United Kingdom from the end of this month.