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![Korean Environment Minister Han Jeoung-ae, center right, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, center left, chair of the council of the Global Green Growth Institution, and heads of local governments pose for a commemorative photo at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul Monday evening, ahead of the two-day P4G Seoul Summit which kicks off Sunday. All 243 heads of Korean regional governments declared carbon neutrality for 2050 in a session on Actions of Local Government Towards Carbon Neutrality following the opening ceremony kicking off Green Future Week. [PARK SANG-MOON]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10561167.jpg?imageId=10561167&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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