North Korea has signaled a commitment to participating in the global campaign against climate change following Kim Jong Un’s “declaration of war” against deforestation.

Speaking at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris on Monday, Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong said North Korea would actively contribute to protecting the global environment.

Ri unveiled a plan claiming North Korea “aims to reduce CO2 emission by 37.4 percent by 2020 and engage in the global environmental effort as one of the parties to the UN Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.”

The effort comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un