Gwangju City to Recruit First 335 Participants for Vehicle Carbon Point Program on a First-Come, First-Served Basis

Up to 100,000 Won Cash Payment Based on Driving Distance Reduction Performance

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 24th that it will recruit 335 vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis starting from the 25th to participate in the ‘Automobile Carbon Point System,’ which allows citizens to directly participate in realizing a carbon-neutral city by 2045.

The Automobile Carbon Point System has been implemented since last year in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment as a citizen practice movement to reduce greenhouse gases. If the driving distance of a vehicle is reduced, participants can receive between 20,000 KRW and up to 100,000 KRW annually based on their performance.

Eligible participants are individual owners of non-commercial passenger cars or vans with 12 seats or fewer registered in Gwangju City. Only gasoline, diesel, and LPG vehicles are eligible, while corporate or organizational ownership, commercial vehicles, and eco-friendly vehicles (electric, hybrid, hydrogen, etc.) are excluded.

Citizens wishing to participate can access the Automobile Carbon Point System website, sign up as members, and after receiving a text message on their mobile phone, send photos through the provided link. The photos must include front and side views for vehicle verification and a dashboard photo showing the vehicle registration certificate registered in Gwangju City.

The number of vehicles allocated to Gwangju City this year is 335, and recruitment will begin on a first-come, first-served basis from 9 a.m. on the 25th.

If dashboard photos are uploaded to the website by the end of October, participants will be selected based on their reduction performance. The calculation criteria apply the more favorable result between the driving distance reduction rate (%) and the reduction amount (km), and cash payments will be made at the end of the year.

Song Yong-su, Director of the Climate and Environment Policy Division of the city, said, “Although the Automobile Carbon Point System is currently in a pilot phase, it is a citizen practice movement for carbon neutrality, and we plan to expand it in consultation with the Ministry of Environment. We expect active participation from citizens in this system, which offers a triple benefit of reducing fuel costs, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and receiving cash rewards proportional to the reduced driving distance.”

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