Jeju, LG Group aim for ‘carbon-free’ island by 2030
May 27, 2015
Jejudo Island and LG Group have joined hands to make the province carbon-free by the year 2030. The two signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to initiate the “Global Eco Platform Jeju” project ― a 6 trillion won ($5.4 billion) investment project that aims to ensure that the island is powered solely by renewable energy by the 2030 deadline.The project’s agenda includes expanding the island’s wind turbines to reach a capacity of 2.35GW before 2030 ― up by more than 15 times from their cu