The National Climate Crisis Response Committee presented key directions for next year's climate budget and requested massive budget increases for carbon-neutral core projects including 'renewable energy financial support (sunshine village income support)' and 'AI distributed power grid industry development.'

The committee deliberated and voted on the results of reviewing the 2027 climate budget plan at its third plenary session (written) and announced that budget increases are urgently needed for four projects: ▲renewable energy financial support (sunshine village income support) ▲AI distributed power grid industry development ▲carbon dioxide land storage technology development using abandoned mines (CCS) ▲climate insurance. These projects were identified as essential elements in strengthening national capacity for responding to climate crises and achieving carbon neutrality.

Meanwhile, the committee proposed initiating four new projects to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral society. Projects that need to be newly reflected in the budget include 'carbon credit support,' 'climate risk spatial information construction,' 'forest carbon absorption source enhancement,' and 'domestic timber carbon neutrality achievement support.' These focus on diversifying carbon reduction efforts across the broader economy and strengthening climate change resilience.

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Notably, the committee applied strict principles in deliberating next year's climate budget and recommended 'budget exclusion' for some projects. Three projects are targeted: 'postal vehicle support,' 'unconventional oil production plant construction core technology development,' and 'eco-friendly ship distribution promotion.' The committee made a stern decision to exclude these projects from the budget, judging that they risk reinforcing fossil fuel consumption. This goes beyond simply requesting budget increases and demonstrates the climate response committee's firm stance of strictly scrutinizing the effectiveness of climate budgets and their alignment with carbon neutrality goals.

The National Climate Crisis Response Committee plans to prepare climate finance inspection guidelines in the latter half of this year. This signals that government climate budget execution will become more systematic and rigorous, and suggests that national determination to achieve carbon neutrality goals will be further strengthened.