Moon Seung-wook: "Citizen Groups Play a Crucial Role in Leading Public Participation in Carbon Neutrality"

Lunch Meeting with Energy Citizens' Coalition

Minister of Industry Moon Seung-wook (center) is having a conversation with Kim Yeon-hwa, co-representative of the Energy Citizens' Coalition (left), and Hong Hye-ran, secretary-general, during a meeting with energy civic groups for carbon neutrality.

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] Moon Seung-wook, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, stated on the 3rd, "To encourage the public's participation in energy saving, the role of civic groups that are in contact with the public is important in the process of spreading national consensus on carbon neutrality by 2050."

On the 3rd, Minister Moon held a luncheon meeting with the Energy Citizens' Coalition to discuss ways for the government and civic groups to collaborate and lead public participation for carbon neutrality by 2050.

At the meeting, Kim Yeon-hwa, co-representative of the Energy Citizens' Coalition, said, "We agree that active public participation in energy saving is a key task in achieving carbon neutrality," adding, "The Energy Citizens' Coalition is promoting various activities to communicate with the public, such as the 'Energy Day (August 22)' event, and will continue to take the lead in forming a nationwide consensus on carbon neutrality in cooperation with the government."

In response, Minister Moon said, "The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is currently working to spread a culture of energy saving for carbon neutrality through initiatives such as the 'Social Agreement for Energy Saving' held in June this year, involving distribution companies, franchise businesses, and civic groups," and added, "We will continue to promote various activities to encourage small but important daily energy-saving practices, such as challenges using the metaverse and SNS, and cashback programs linked to electricity saving."

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