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Fri, September 29, 2023 | 03:17
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Korea, China, Japan agree to tackle ultrafine dust
한중일 환경장관 미세먼지 해결 공동노력 합의
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By Kim Se-jeong

DAEGU ― Environment ministers from Korea, China and Japan agreed Tuesday to jointly tackle air pollution caused by ultrafine dust.

An action plan will be finalized next year when they meet in China. Some of the possible areas of collaboration will include exchanges of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives, sharing data on the concentration of ultrafine dust and comparing technology and assessment methodology.

This is the first time the issue of particulate matter has been adopted at the ministers meeting which has been held annually for the past 16 years.

Wrapping up the two-day Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting, Yoon Seong-kyu, Korea's environment minister; Ishihara Nobuteru, the Japanese minister of the environment; and Li Ganjie, the Chinese vice minister, signed an agreement to collaborate in solving the dust problem. Li replaced Minister Zhou Shengxian, who had to remain at home to oversee the historic revision to China's domestic environmental protection legislation.

"It is significant that the three countries have shown determination to do something to this end," said Yoon during a press conference, adding the cooperation will take time to bear fruit.

Tuesday's development is expected to reinstate existing dialogue channels. In March this year, the three countries held their first annual meeting on air pollution in Beijing, followed by a meeting between mayors of Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing in April.

Concerns are rising over the increasing amount of fine particles in the air and their potential impact on public health across Northeast Asia. China and Korea are the most affected countries. China's air pollution rate is far more severe making international headlines.

Korea launched daily dust forecasts earlier this year.

The meeting in Daegu comes on the heels of a historic development in China.

Amendments to its 25-year-old Environmental Protection Law were passed by the National People's Congress on April 24, and are expected to impose huge penalties on polluters when they come into force.

"The amendment shows that there has been a fundamental shift in how China views the environmental protection," said Li. "In the past, it was perceived as a supplement to economic growth. But, the new amendment reflects there is a genuine interest in protecting the environment so that it can make the people's lives better."

Apart from improvement in air quality, the three countries have designated eight future priority areas: biodiversity, chemical management and environmental emergency response, cyclic management of resources, climate change response, conservation of water and the marine environment, environmental education and public awareness, rural environmental management and transition to a green economy.


한중일 환경장관 미세먼지 해결 공동노력 합의

대기질 개선 등 9개 우선 협력 분야 선정…실천방안 내년 확정
중국 74개 도시 대기오염 실시간 관측자료 공유


한국과 중국, 일본은 29일 대구에서 막을 내린 '제16차 3국 환경장관회의(TEMM 16)'에서 내년부터 5년간 우선 추진할 9개 협력 분야를 선정하고 미세먼지 해결을 위해 함께 노력하기로 합의했다.

한국과 중국은 또 양자회담에서 중국 74개 도시의 대기오염 실시간 관측 자료를 공유하는 등 다양한 협력사업을 추진하는 내용을 담아 2003년 체결한 환경협력 양해각서(MOU)를 개정하기로 의견을 모았다.

이틀간 일정으로 열린 이번 환경장관회의에는 윤성규 환경부 장관과 리간제 중국 환경보호부 부부장, 이시하라 노부테루 일본 환경성 대신이 참석했다.

3국이 우선 추진할 협력 분야는 ▲ 대기질 개선 ▲ 생물다양성 ▲ 화학물질 관리 및 환경재난 대응 ▲ 자원의 순환적 관리 / 3R / 전기전자폐기물의 국경간 이동 ▲ 기후변화 대응 ▲ 물·해양환경 보전 ▲ 환경교육·대중인식 및 기업의 사회적 책임 ▲ 농촌 환경관리 ▲ 녹색경제 이행 등이다.

3국은 우선 대기질 개선과 관련해 대기오염 방지정책과 모범 사례를 공유하고 대기오염 저감 기술을 교환하는 사업을 추진하기로 했다.

올 3월 중국에서 처음 열린 대기분야 정책대화를 연례화해 2차 회의를 내년에 한국에서 개최하기로 했다.

3국은 또 지방정부와 기업, 연구기관 등 민간의 대기 분야 협력이 필요하다는 점을 확인하고 오존, 검댕 등 이산화탄소보다 온난화 유발 효과가 큰 물질의 제어기술 정보 등을 공유해야 한다는 데도 의견을 모았다.

한국, 일본 양자 회담에서는 초미세먼지(PM-2.5)에 공동대응하기 위한 측정자료 평가방법 공유 등 5가지 협력 사업을 추진하기로 합의했다.

윤성규 환경부 장관은 '미세먼지 등 대기오염이 3국 국민의 건강과 환경에 악영향을 미치며 이를 해결하려면 공동 대응이 필요하다는 점을 확인하는 자리였다'고 평가했다.

제17차 한·중·일 환경장관회의는 내년 중국에서 열린다.

한편 환경장관회의와 함께 열린 제2회 TEMM 환경상 시상식에서는 한국 국립환경과학원 장임석 박사와 중국 환경과학원 멩 판 박사, 일본 도쿄 과학대 환경안전센터 니시가와 마사타카 박사가 각각 수상했다.
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