Yuseonghun, Geumcheon-gu Mayor, Receives Presidential Commendation at Korea Green Management Awards

Efforts in Environmental Education, Institutional Improvement, Project Implementation, and Public-Private Cooperation... Public and Private Sectors Leading Together to Realize an Eco-Friendly Low-Carbon Society

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseonghun) received the Presidential Citation at the 2020 Green Management Awards ceremony held at the Novotel Ambassador Dongdaemun Hotel on November 25.

The 'Green Management Awards' is a government commendation jointly hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Environment to promote green management. Since 2006, it has been awarded annually to companies, organizations, and individuals who have contributed to the promotion of green management and the environmental industry.

Under the leadership of Mayor Yuseonghun in the 7th local government term, the district has been promoting green management based on the environmental vision of "A pleasant and sustainable environmental city, Geumcheon."

To raise awareness of the seriousness of environmental pollution and change perceptions, the district established the Geumcheon Eco Center in 2013, the first of its kind nationwide, utilizing natural energy generation facilities and eco-friendly experience facilities at the district office complex.

Centered on the Geumcheon Eco Center, the district operates the demand-tailored environmental education program "Welcome! Geumcheon Eco Classroom" through public-private cooperation, thereby revitalizing environmental education.

Additionally, the district has laid the institutional foundation by enacting ordinances such as the 'Basic Energy Ordinance,' 'Ordinance on Reducing and Supporting Damage from Fine Dust,' and 'Ordinance on Climate Change Response.' By establishing and implementing the 2020 Comprehensive Plan for Climate Change Response, it achieved a reduction of 175,312 tons of greenhouse gases over three years from 2017 to 2019.

Furthermore, the district is accelerating efforts to create a "Fine Dust Safe Zone." In January, the Doksan 1-dong area of Geumcheon-gu was designated as a fine dust intensive management zone, the first nationwide.

Accordingly, the district is implementing customized local reduction measures such as installing window-attached ventilation systems, air curtains, smart air showers, and plant walls in facilities used by vulnerable groups, creating fine dust shelters, and operating electric street cleaning vehicles.

Moreover, by securing a total budget of 2.5 billion KRW from Seoul City, the district has supported the replacement of 64 prevention facilities at 44 small-scale air pollutant emission sites, proactively responding to the government's strengthened emission standards for air discharge facilities.

In addition, the district is focusing on spreading low-carbon lifestyle practices in daily life through public-private cooperation centered on the Geumcheon-gu Environmental Committee and the Geumcheon-gu Seoul Promise Citizen Practice Group. It has been leading energy transition through various activities related to energy production, energy efficiency, and energy saving, such as eco-mileage, distribution of home solar mini power plants, and replacement of eco-friendly high-efficiency LED lighting in welfare facilities.

Mayor Yuseonghun of Geumcheon-gu stated, "I am pleased that this award recognizes the district's achievement in realizing green management and advancing toward a sustainable city." He added, "Going forward, Geumcheon-gu will actively play a leading role so that all employees can work together with residents to implement an eco-friendly low-carbon society."

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