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The EU-Korea Climate Action

The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea share the goal to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to foster more resource efficient and greener economies. Both the EU and Korea are strongly committed to implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement and delivering on their respective domestic commitments under the Agreement. Ambitious climate action at all levels is needed to achieve those goals.

The purpose of this project is to strengthen networking, dialogue and cooperation among Korean stakeholders and between Korea and the EU to enhance climate action at the non-state actors’ level.

The project aims at amplifying the scope of non-state stakeholders to take effective climate action.

Urban stakeholders such as cities, local authorities, utilities and public services share, exchange and learn from each other in implementing local climate actions to increase urban resilience, prosperity and quality of life.

NGOs at national and sub-national levels representing the civil society become better empowered to promote and advocate for more ambitious climate actions.

Businesses intermediaries and businesses from large to medium and small enterprises share lessons learnt and step up their efforts in greening and decarbonising business and industrial operations, facilities and supply chains to increase productivity, efficiency, new and green business opportunities.

Academia and research institutions exchange scientific approaches of taking climate action at the non-state actors’ level to translate national climate policies and international commitments into measures to reduce GHG emissions on the ground.

Today more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050 it is projected that two thirds of the world’s population will reside in cities. Korea is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with almost 80% of the population living in cities. In the EU, almost three quarters of the population live in cities.

Urban areas are both the major cause of and the solution to mitigate and adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. Therefore, non-state actors at sub-national level play a vital role in pursuing effective climate actions.

The impact on the climate is determined by many factors such as energy consumption for various purposes and services, transportation, building, production and consumption of goods. Effective climate action has to focus on how energy is generated and used; how mobility needs are met; how efficient the built environment is; how citizens and industry conduct their daily transactions of consuming and producing; what political and economic decisions are made by local authorities; and last but not least, how national policies enable climate actions at local levels. The project invites stakeholders from both the EU and Korea to meet through dialogue, networking and partnering efforts to accelerate climate action.

The EU-Korea Climate Action is a three-year project (2018-2021) funded by the EU Partnership Instrument.