Carbon-Free Island Jeju by 2030 (CFI 2030) - Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Jeju Island is a clean ecotourism destination that holds the famous triple crown of UNESCO natural sciences: a Biosphere Reserve (2002), a World Natural Heritage site (2007), and a Global Geopark (2010). To live up to its reputation for a clean environment, efficient energy management and an expanded utilization of renewable energy are essential. A massive power blackout across the island in 2006 caused Jeju to confront the limitations of its existing land-dependent power supply system, and led it to set the goal of achieving energy self-reliance. This gave birth to the CFI 2030 initiative in 2012, to promote energy self-reliance and carbon neutrality in line with Jeju's optimal position for hosting low-carbon green industries, including its exceptional wind resources (annual wind speed of 6m/s and above).

The “CFI 2030” initiative aims to transform Jeju into a carbon-free island by 2030, as the first carbon-free project in the world to target an area with a population greater than 500,000. The project is focused on meeting the entire island's electricity demand through renewable energy, and replacing all internal combustion engines there with eco-friendly electric vehicles. It has also set goals of upgrading energy demand management to realize lower final energy intensity (high efficiency and low consumption), and creating new jobs by leading the new energy convergence industry.

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[Source] Ministry of the Interior and Safety