Foreign minister reaffirms Korea's commitment to climate action at P4G summit

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul is on the screen, right, to deliver remarks during the high-level plenary meeting of the Partnering For Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday. Courtesy of the Foreign Ministry

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul reaffirmed Korea's commitment to tackling climate change as he called for global efforts toward a green transition for sustainable growth, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Cho made the remarks at the summit of the Partnering For Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) in Hanoi on Wednesday, unveiling a plan that Korea will make a new $1.8 million contribution to the P4G initiative, the ministry said in a release.

In the plenary session, Cho "emphasized the need to restore global momentum for climate action in order to address the escalating climate crisis," the ministry said.

"He also underscored the international community should push for the green transition based on the values of innovation, inclusiveness and solidarity," it said.

P4G is an initiative launched in 2018 to address climate action and sustainable development goals through public and private cooperation. Korea hosted the second P4G summit in 2021.