Busan City to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 5.3 Million Tons by 2030

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 35.9% Compared to 14.887 Million Tons in 2017
Busan City Establishes 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap ... 64 Projects in 5 Sectors

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.344 million tons by 2030.

Busan City has established the "Busan Metropolitan City 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap" and will begin full-scale project implementation from next year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The reduction target of 5.344 million tons set by Busan City represents a 35.9% reduction compared to the 2017 emissions of 14.887 million tons, significantly exceeding the government-recommended target of 29.5%.

To respond to the increasingly severe climate crisis, Busan City plans to focus on implementing reduction policies in manageable sectors (non-industrial sectors), excluding industry and power generation.

Five sectors?▲Buildings (commercial and public), ▲Public and others, ▲Transportation, ▲Waste, and ▲Sinks?have been selected with 64 tasks. Detailed implementation plans are established in phases: ▲Phase 1 (’21?’23), ▲Phase 2 (’24?’26), and ▲Phase 3 (’27?’30), with annual performance evaluations and feedback planned.

Major projects include promoting renewable energy housing support and the Carbon Point System in the buildings (commercial and public) sector, and enhancing lighting efficiency in public institutions and expanding solar power facilities in public institutions and schools in the public and other sectors.

In the transportation sector, projects include the distribution of eco-friendly vehicles and the activation of hydrogen vehicle distribution. In the waste sector, projects include the construction of organic waste biogas facilities and operation of landfill LFG power generation facilities.

In the sinks sector, projects include creating urban wind corridor forests, fine dust blocking forests, and urban forests.

Busan City also plans to expand educational activities for climate change response and activities to reduce greenhouse gases in daily life with citizens, such as the Green Apartment Certification System.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “To overcome the climate crisis, it is important for all citizens to practice greenhouse gas reduction in their daily lives,” adding, “We will devote efforts to creating a green city Busan together with the citizens.”

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