Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.07.21 08:21
◆ Proposing the concept of “green growth” for the first time
Chung is also the creator of the “green growth” brand set up by the Lee Myung-bak government. When the “5th Ministerial Conference on the Environment and Development of the Asia-Pacific” was held in Seoul in March 2005, Mr. Chung was the Director of the Environmental Development Bureau of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). At this conference, Chung presented for the first time the concept of “green growth” to harmonize economic growth and environmental protection in developing countries.
Chung was appointed Ambassador to Climate Change in 2008 and helped to include the concept of “green growth” in his speech when President Lee attended the G8 Summit in Japan in July 2008. The Lee Myung-bak government declared “low-carbon green growth” as a future strategy at the National Liberation Day (Liberation Day) commemoration ceremony of the same year, and attracted the attention of people all over the world.
◆ “Introduction of voluntary carbon pricing system”
The “Climate Talk” includes not only the content on environmental diplomacy but also the future strategy for decarbonization of the Republic of Korea.
“Korea’s energy efficiency is world-class, and it is not easy to reduce greenhouse gases in the energy and industrial sectors,” Chung told Central Daily. “Voluntary carbon pricing campaign, traffic congestion. We must change our lifestyle, such as setting a 50% reduction target for costs. “
Voluntary carbon pricing aims to raise electricity prices to match the level of electricity produced by renewable energy, and explains that it is necessary to build a green transportation network such as railroads to reduce traffic congestion costs. Mr. Chung said, “In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a global level, if we do not focus on gross domestic product emissions rather than gross domestic product emissions, we will induce the balloon effect, but we will reduce total emissions on a regional level. It can be reduced. ” Ultimately, total consumption must be reduced in order to reduce total emissions.
Mr. Chung, the chairman of the “Global Energy Prize” judging committee, has been active in activities such as going to Russia on the 11th to 12th of this month to announce the winners.
