A global climate summit wrapped up its two-day run Monday, with host nation South Korea pledging stronger environmental action and a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as the country seeks a bigger role in the global fight against climate change.
The Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030, or P4G, summit brought world leaders together to discuss public-private partnerships toward carbon neutrality and sustainable growth.
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Due to the coronavirus situation, the meeting was mostly online, with a mix of recorded and live addresses at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.
After hosting its first multilateral international session on the environment, South Korea identified its stronger green pledges and expanded role in environmental issues as major achievements of the summit.
“Through the summit, South Korea pledged to the international society to support developing countries’ green recovery and strengthened climate actions to achieve carbon neutrality,” said Environment Minister Han Jeoung-ae on Tuesday during a briefing on the outcome of the summit.
Source: The Korea Herald
