Woo Sang-ho: "Phasing Out Diesel Cars from 2030... Creating a Breathable Community in Seoul"

Reducing Fine Dust to Improve Seoul Air Quality
"Conditional Candidacy Declaration Is Strange," "Whether to Run or Not Insults Seoul Citizens"
Targeting Oh Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party running for the Seoul mayoral by-election, announced his fourth policy pledge on the 17th, stating, "We will phase out diesel cars from 2030 and ban the new registration of gasoline cars." The aim is to transform Seoul into a green city to reduce fine dust.

Woo held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office that morning and said, "To guarantee citizens' right to breathe and to develop Seoul as a leading city in low-carbon green energy policies, we will promote the '2030 Green Seoul Project.'"

He also announced plans to mandate the conversion of public sector vehicles and public transportation vehicles to zero-emission vehicles and to prohibit internal combustion engine vehicles from entering inside the Four Major Gates area.

He added, "We will install cooling and clean road devices on major roads and near construction sites to improve the environment deteriorated by fine dust, scattered dust, and heat waves."

Other pledges include ▲ replacing 910,000 old home boilers with eco-friendly boilers ▲ constructing smart bus stops ▲ replacing old subway trains and introducing fine dust removal vehicles ▲ establishing fine dust-free zones within subway stations.

He said, "Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea, a city with symbolic and ripple effects in policy," and added, "We will make Seoul a model city for eco-friendly and zero-emission policies."

After the press conference, Woo criticized former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party for officially declaring his candidacy after a 'conditional candidacy' by saying, "A conditional candidacy declaration is the strangest thing in my 20 years of political experience."

He also criticized Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, saying, "Deciding whether to run or not based on political calculations is a typical example of old politics," and called it "an act of insulting Seoul citizens."

Regarding Park Young-sun, Minister of SMEs and Startups from the same party, who is repeatedly hesitating about running, Woo said, "It is not a desirable situation that only articles about whether she will run or not keep coming out," urging the party to finalize the primary schedule early.

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