Suncheon-si, Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050 Starts Now with a Joint Declaration...

Carbon ZERO Eco-City Suncheon Built Together with Citizens

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) held a joint declaration event for carbon neutrality practice commitment and Green Touch usage with heads of 14 local institutions at the city hall's main conference room on the 29th.

At the event, heads of institutions including Suncheon City, Suncheon City Council, Suncheon Office of Education, Jeonnam Eastern Veterans Affairs Office, Suncheon Tax Office, Suncheon Post Office, Suncheon National University, Cheongam University, Suncheon Jeil University, Korea Electric Power Corporation Suncheon Branch, NH Nonghyup Suncheon Branch, Suncheon Nonghyup, Suncheon Gwangyang Livestock Cooperative, Suncheon Horticultural Cooperative, and Suncheon City Forestry Association gathered to establish a mutual cooperation system for realizing carbon neutrality. They pledged to promote citizen-led participatory carbon neutrality practice movements, environmental conservation and education for future generations, and the use of the computer power-saving program Green Touch.

Suncheon City has the vision of "Carbon Zero Ecological City Suncheon created together with citizens" and plans to actively promote carbon neutrality policies next year, including the formation of a Carbon Neutrality Committee and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by one ton per person.

Additionally, this event will serve as a starting point toward a Suncheon-type carbon-neutral society and will be expanded into a city-wide citizen movement.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, "To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, not only local governments and companies but all citizens should participate in low-carbon lifestyle practices starting 'right now, from myself!'"

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