On October 30, the '2025 International Climate Forum,' co-hosted by KU-GETPPP and the Net Zero 2050 Climate Foundation, was held at the Westin Seoul Parnas. 

More than 800 participants from government, diplomatic missions, academia, and industry took part. The forum examined how technology, policy, and international cooperation can move beyond declarations toward a roadmap for tangible emissions reductions and industrial transition.​

The program comprised three sessions across ten topics: <em data-start="592" data-end="640">Climate Technologies and the Energy Transition</em>, <em data-start="642" data-end="688">Climate Policy and International Cooperation</em>, and <em data-start="694" data-end="751">Corporate Field Cases and Strategies for Climate Action</em>

The session reviewed corporate decarbonization and transition cases and examined linkages among the stages of technology commercialization—from pilot projects to standardization and financing—regulatory and institutional reforms, and international joint demonstrations. He underscored that “to scale Korean decarbonization businesses into global markets, we need an execution design that ties technology, institutions, and finance together.”

Earlier sessions laid the groundwork. Session 1 focused on Denmark’s expansion of offshore wind and its pathway to a 70% reduction by 2030, with implications for phased development in Korea’s West and South Seas, required grid upgrades, and the integration of green hydrogen. Session 2 addressed updates to Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS), the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and alignment with international standards and certification, presenting avenues for early commercialization of Korean hydrogen and fuel-switching projects through mutual recognition and joint standards with the North Sea region.

A common theme emerged. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater ambition and tighter policy–technology integration. Echoing this, Jang Dae-sik, Chair of the Net Zero 2050 Climate Foundation, emphasized action over pledges and cited technology commercialization, credible policy signals (pricing and rules), and end-to-end international supply-chain cooperation as principal instruments. 

Overall, the forum clearly highlighted GETPPP’s mission of advancing international energy-policy cooperation and sustainable development through a government–industry–academia network.​