North Dakota Enters Carbon Partnership With South Korea

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R)

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS –

North Dakota and South Korean officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, the first day of a North Dakota trade mission to South Korea. Governor Doug Burgum was joined by several officials, who met with South Korea’s vice president and the president of the Korea Institute of Energy research. Burgum has set a goal for North Dakota to be carbon neutral by 2030, in part through carbon capture, utilization and storage. South Korea’s Institute of Energy Research is the country’s only government-funded research institute, and its mission is to help the country become carbon neutral by 2050.