[Photo] Seongbuk-gu Declares Climate Emergency and Launches Carbon Neutrality Action Group for 2050 Carbon Neutral City Realization

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) held a launch ceremony for the Carbon Neutrality Action Group on the 17th, gathering representatives from both the public and private sectors in the region to reaffirm their commitment to responding to the climate crisis.

They also carried out the "Seongbuk-gu Climate Crisis Emergency Declaration" to create an "environment-centered Seongbuk" and to realize a "carbon-neutral city" through practical actions.

At the event, to slow down the progression of climate change, which causes a global crisis and threatens human survival, and to achieve the common goal of "carbon neutrality by 2050," Seongbuk-gu Office (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) led the gathering with Seongbuk District Council (Chairman Kim Il-young), Green Environment Action Group (Leader Park Hye-won), Excellent Seongbuk Energy Saving Center Dream Forest Kolon Haneulchae Resident Representative (Kim Dae-ho), Seongbuk Green Leaders, and Dongseon-dong Neomeo Resident Community Representative (Kim Ga-hee) joining to share their intentions.

Representatives from various fields stated, "If COVID-19 threatened the health of residents and caused an economic crisis, the climate crisis can be a very powerful and destructive threat that can shake the survival of all humanity," and pledged, "We will mutually strive between the public and private sectors so that administrative efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality, residents' willingness to practice, and strengthened eco-friendly education for future generations can work together."

Seongbuk-gu Mayor Lee Seung-ro said, "Through this declaration, we will strengthen mutual cooperation among various sectors aiming to reduce carbon emissions, actively practice the spread of eco-friendly energy and energy saving, and do our best to pass on an eco-friendly city free from climate change worries to the growing future generations."

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