Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon Becomes "Commander-in-Chief" of Climate Movement, Promises to Become "Climate Governor"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon promised to become a "Climate Governor."

Governor Kim shared the news of the Gwangmyeong City "Hands-Together Talk" through SNS on the 28th.

Governor Kim said, "The activists of the '1.5°C Climate Righteous Army' who are practicing climate action in Gwangmyeong have appointed me as 'Commander-in-Chief,'" adding "I will always support climate action in daily life and actively support it at the provincial level."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS post.

<Appointed as 'Commander-in-Chief of the 1.5°C Climate Righteous Army'>

At today's Hands-Together Talk in Gwangmyeong City, held on the theme of climate change, I promised to become a "Climate Governor" taking a leading role in responding to the climate crisis.

The activists of the '1.5°C Climate Righteous Army' who are practicing climate action in Gwangmyeong to prevent the rise in Earth's temperature have appointed me as 'Commander-in-Chief.'

While countries around the world are putting their heads together to respond to the climate crisis, only our government is going against the times. Climate activists and experts in the climate movement field have expressed concerns about "irresponsible" carbon neutrality policies. This is a policy that retreats in all areas—greenhouse gas reduction targets, renewable energy generation ratio, and industrial sector greenhouse gas reduction—shifting responsibility to future generations.

I will not delay greenhouse gas reduction and will implement it as much as possible during my term. I will carefully manage achieving a 30% renewable energy generation ratio and developing customized RE100 strategies by sector. I will live up to the titles of "Climate Governor" and "Commander-in-Chief of the Climate Righteous Army" through action.

Gwangmyeong City is the city leading the way in addressing climate change. I thank Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong City and the members of the "1.5°C Climate Righteous Army" who are active in Gwangmyeong for joining today's Hands-Together Talk. I will always support climate action in daily life and actively support it at the provincial level.