Jeonnam Province to Focus Investment on Air Quality Improvement Projects Next Year... Secures Budget of 111.1 Billion Won

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province (Governor Kim Young-rok) announced on the 13th that it has secured a budget of 111.1 billion KRW for the climate and air quality sector next year, focusing investment on air environment improvement projects in line with the government's Green New Deal policy.

This is an increase of 44.8 billion KRW, or 67.5%, compared to this year's budget of 66.3 billion KRW, marking a turning point to accelerate environmental improvements in the air quality sector.

The project budget consists of 62 projects across four areas: fine dust, climate response, natural ecology, and living environment.

By sector, the fine dust area includes six projects totaling 2 billion KRW, such as the installation of fine dust prevention screens; the climate response area includes 14 projects totaling 3.7 billion KRW, such as carbon neutrality programs for basic environmental facilities.

In the natural ecology sector, 22 projects totaling 20.9 billion KRW, including natural environment conservation and utilization facilities, are planned; the living environment sector will invest 84.5 billion KRW in 20 projects, including electric vehicle distribution projects.

In particular, in the living environment sector, as public interest in air quality increases, the budget for eco-friendly vehicle distribution will increase by 26.2 billion KRW to 52.7 billion KRW (national funds 47.1 billion KRW, provincial funds 5.6 billion KRW) compared to this year's 26.5 billion KRW (national funds 23.25 billion KRW, provincial funds 3.3 billion KRW).

This accounts for 62% of the 84.5 billion KRW budget in the living environment sector, focusing on the distribution of 4,000 electric passenger cars, 1,100 electric cargo vehicles, 10 electric buses, 800 electric two-wheelers, and 300 hydrogen vehicles, along with the construction of two hydrogen charging stations to improve air quality.

Lee Beom-woo, Director of the Climate Ecology Division of Jeonnam Province, said, “With next year’s budget, the full-scale implementation of various projects is expected to greatly contribute not only to reducing fine dust but also to protecting residents’ health and strengthening technological competitiveness in the eco-friendly mobility sector.” He added, “We ask for active participation from residents in the distribution of electric vehicles and the replacement of old diesel vehicles.”

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