Declaration of '2050 Carbon Neutral City, Pure Gangnam'

Launch of 70 Tasks under 5 Major Strategic Initiatives

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will hold the proclamation ceremony for the ‘2050 Carbon Neutral City Green Gangnam’ on June 1st and conduct the ‘Gidaehae (Respond to the Climate Crisis) Challenge’ targeting all residents.

The ‘2050 Carbon Neutral City Green Gangnam Comprehensive Plan’ established by the district includes five major strategies and 70 projects: ▲Reducing carbon emissions to keep global temperature rise within 1.5℃ (23 tasks) ▲Carbon emission offsetting through carbon absorption (5 tasks) ▲Improving environmental awareness by forming carbon-neutral governance (5 tasks) ▲Adaptation measures to reduce climate change damage (29 tasks) ▲Creating safe and livable eco-friendly urban spaces (8 tasks).

The district aims to equip 44 redevelopment complexes with eco-friendly and renewable energy facilities, targeting an annual reduction of 3,450 TOE (energy generated by burning one ton of oil) according to green building design standards.

Replacing LED lights in public and private sectors and greenhouse gas consulting are key tasks.

Detailed plans for residents’ participation were also presented. These include encouraging the use of passenger cars with eco-mileage participation, zero use of disposable products, and mandatory purchase of green products.

A ‘2050 Carbon Neutral Citizen Action Group’ will be formed to carry out campaigns, and 200 Green Leaders will be trained.

Meanwhile, the ‘Gidaehae Challenge’ program selects residents who practice actions such as ‘reducing boiler use by one hour’ and provides them with eco-friendly souvenirs.

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