How will Korea’s clean energy agenda open opportunities for trade and collaboration with Australia? In what ways can we learn from each other’s example?
In 2021, President Moon Jae-In announced an ambitious climate and energy agenda which he dubbed as Korea’s ‘Green New Deal’. Involving a US$144 billion investment, Moon outlined a whole of government approach to achieving net-zero by 2050. And despite a recent change in government, Korea has undoubtedly chosen to embark on a substantial transformation of its economy which has been historically dominated by coal and ‘brown energies’.
The Australian Government has also pledged to achieve Net-Zero by 2050 and has a lot to gain from collaborating with Korea, whose green policies have been driven not only by government planning but by extensive public-private cooperation, using market forces to fast-track its goals.
Join Associate Professor Elizabeth Thurbon, Asia Society Australia-Korea Fellow and Scientia Associate Professor of International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney, James Choi, Managing Director of J2 Advisory, John Hirjee, Head of Research & Analysis, Resources, Energy & Infrastructure at ANZ, Dr Fiona Simon, Chief Executive Officer of the Australia Hydrogen Council, and Liz Griffin, Executive Director of the Australia-Korea Business Council, for a discussion on the new possibilities for economic engagement with South Korea.
In-person attendees will have the opportunity to network and join a light lunch following the address.
Date: Tuesday 21 June 2022
Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. AEST (in person) or 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. AEST (online)
Venue: ANZ Headquarters Melbourne and Zoom
Find out more here: https://asiasociety.org/australia/events/koreas-green-transformation-leveraging-new-trade-opportunities
The Australia and Korea: Middle Power Parallels project is supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-Korea Foundation, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This event is in partnership with the Australia-Korea Business Council and Asia Society Korea. The event is hosted by ANZ.
