Chungcheongnam-do

▲ Environment Administration Seminar at which the agreement signing ceremony was held

Chungcheongnam-do has agreed to join forces with Jiangsu Province, China for the reduction of fine dust.
 

On the 22nd, the province signed the “agreement on air environment improvement” with Jiangsu at the “28th Environment Administration Seminar” held in Jiangsu, China. According to the agreement, the two provinces have decided to collaborate for the enhancement of the atmospheric environment through, for example, the reduction of fine dust in East Asia.

In detail, they will jointly identify and propel reduction for air quality improvement together with various local governments in the East Asia region. Also, they will cooperate with the international anti-coal alliance and the Under 2 Coalition for reduction of fine dust through conversion into eco-friendly energy while performing research on leading case studies of advanced countries and sharing the results.
 

Chungnam and Jiangsu will spend joint efforts for the reduction of air pollutants, actively participate in greenhouse gas reduction projects and strive to discover the means of greenhouse gas reduction and prepare application methods. Moon Kyung-joo, director of the Environment Bureau of Chungcheongnam-do stated, “This agreement will further expand and develop environmental exchanges that the two provinces have been promoting and also contribute to the improvement of the atmospheric environment in East Asia and solidify favorable cooperation.”
 

Meanwhile, the Environment Administration Seminar, during which the agreement signing was held, was established as a result of the “environment administration exchange agreement” signed by the two provinces in 2004.

They have held 27 seminars before this year and accomplished meaningful exchanges including signing of a company voluntary environment management agreement, new environmental technology briefing sessions and conference for company representatives, meetings with environment companies in the province for advancement to China and environmental exchange cooperation for an improved atmosphere in East Asia.

Chungcheongnam-do formed a 9-person delegation including Director Moon Gyeong-ju and other representatives and dispatched them to Jiangsu Province on the 21st to attend the Environment Administration Seminar. The delegation also attended the Environment Administration Seminar’s “2018 International Ecological Environment Technology Contest”, hosted by Jiangsu Province, held on the 22nd. On the 25th, they are scheduled to visit Shanxi Province, China to check out large-scale air purifiers under trial operation by the city of Xi’an.