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The Ministry of Environment and the Korean Olympic Committee made an agreement to conduct ‘Green Sports’ campaign on July 12, 2010. The campaign includes reducing greenhouse gas emitted by sports facilities including the Korea National Training Center, also known as the Taeneung Center, through improving their facilities to be more environmentally-friendly.
Minister of Environment Maanee Lee (left) and Chairman of the Korean Olympic Committee Yong-sung Park, signing the agreement
At the signing ceremony, gold medal winners of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics ? Sang-hwa Lee, Seung-hun Lee, and Tae-beom Mo ? were named honorary ambassadors for ‘Green Sports’ campaign.
The Korean Olympic Committee plans to actively participate in the campaign by replacing existing lightings in the Taeneung Center with LED lighting and managing streetlight in a more environmentally-friendly way.
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The Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute estimated that when the committee’s plan is carried out, about 500CO2 tons of greenhouse gas can be reduced, which is equivalent to planting 29,741 nut pines.
