"Climate, Stop Changing, Seongbuk-gu Will Change"... Seongbuk-gu Promotes Environmental Campaign for Sustainable Village Development

From May This Year, Kookmin University Students, Jeongneung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, and Seongbuk-gu Collaborate on Energy Governance Project 'Creating Sustainable Energy and Environment Village Eco:SHARING'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro), together with Jeongneung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (Director Lee Jin-ah) and student clubs from Kookmin University (Supa, Greenery), promoted the 2020 community innovation plan "Energy and Environment Sustainable Village Making Eco:SHARING."

Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro), which is leading projects to reduce greenhouse gases such as Seongbuk Power Saving Center and Eco Mileage, launched a campaign from May to jointly respond to the deepening climate change crisis and participate in sustainable development for future generations.

"Eco:SHARING" is a collaborative governance project proposed by the district office and residents to respond to the climate change crisis. The goal was to discover shared agendas that residents can empathize with, such as energy saving and practicing eco-friendly lifestyles, and to prepare step-by-step experiential programs with high engagement to encourage resident participation, thereby contributing to forming a happy community living together with neighbors.

Originally, this project was planned and organized around face-to-face community activities such as training local energy activists and operating energy experience camps, but due to unexpected environmental changes like the spread of COVID-19, it was changed to a small-scale non-face-to-face project.

However, the project team consisting of Jeongneung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Kookmin University students, and Seongbuk-gu Office recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate change crisis are not separate issues and tried to continue activities within the given environment.

As part of the non-face-to-face campaign, the project team also created an educational textbook and promotional booklet titled "Climate, Stop Changing, We Will Change," which provided understanding of climate change and practical ways to respond in daily life.

Before and after Chuseok, in collaboration with the Jeongneung Arirang Market Merchants Association, they promoted the "Chuseok Without Plastic, Courageous Market" campaign, appealing to reduce the use of disposable products and conducted climate change and energy education for market merchants.

Also, on the 7th of last month, they held a "Youth Environmental Film Festival" at Arirang Cine Center, sharing videos produced by local youth and screening independent films related to the environment.

To conclude the "Eco:SHARING" project, a non-face-to-face campaign using city buses will be conducted this month. From the 21st for one month, five buses passing through Seongbuk-gu, including bus number 142, will display the slogan "Climate, Stop Changing, Seongbuk-gu Will Change" to promote non-face-to-face awareness. This carries the meaning of Seongbuk-gu and its residents jointly preparing for the emergence of stronger infectious viruses and the intensification of the climate crisis.

Seongbuk-gu residents who wish to participate in practical activities to respond to the climate crisis can visit Jeongneung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center to receive the booklet "Climate, Stop Changing, We Will Change."

Also, by filling out an energy-saving practice calendar, they can receive a package of eco-friendly household goods.

A Kookmin University student who participated in this project said, "Until now, I did not fully feel the crisis caused by climate change in daily life, but seeing the ongoing abnormal phenomena such as the COVID-19 pandemic and flood damage this year, I realized that we all need to join the problem-solving efforts as soon as possible."

A Seongbuk-gu official stated, "In addition to existing climate change response projects such as Seongbuk Power Saving Center, which are promoted together with residents, we will spare no effort to discover new environment-related projects and achieve the '2050 Carbon Neutrality' goal."

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