The EU and the Republic of Korea today established a Green Partnership to strengthen bilateral cooperation and exchange best practices on climate action, clean and fair energy transition, environmental protection and other areas of the ecological transition. The Green Partnership was launched in Seoul by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the EU-Korea Summit. von der Leyen and Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Through this partnership, both parties reaffirm their commitment to keeping global temperature increases below 1.5°C and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. Both parties also reiterated their commitment to their respective 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. President von der Leyen she said: "The EU and the Republic of Korea share the ambition of a climate-neutral future. The launch of our green partnerships will help us achieve this goal . We will now work on convergence in key areas and deepen cooperation on strategic clean energy projects. Because it's good for our supply chains, good for our competitiveness and good for the planet."