At the 2008 G8 Summit, President Lee expressed Korea’s will to serve as an early mover in tackling global climate change. Korea went further than this, however, by proposing the spirit of ‘Me First’ at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in 2009 and making a voluntary pledge to a medium-term GHG reduction goal as a non-Annex 1 country.
Korea is committed to serving as a global role model by making exemplary efforts to contribute to mitigating climate change.