Gimhae City to Spend 100 Billion Won on Carbon Neutrality... Proactive Response to Climate Crisis

Aerial view of a smart green city. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 3rd that it will invest 100 billion KRW this year to implement a carbon neutrality (net zero greenhouse gas emissions) policy.

Gimhae City has set four major carbon neutrality goals: climate-safe city, sustainable ecological city, eco-friendly resource circulation city, and safe and pleasant rivers, and will carry out 19 tasks as actions for the new year.

The city will establish administrative guidelines to practice carbon neutrality starting from public events, form a Carbon Neutrality Committee, and create a ‘Carbon Neutrality Practice Citizen Charter’ to encourage citizens to voluntarily participate in carbon neutrality.

Additionally, a Wetland Conservation Management Center will be built at Hwapo Stream, the largest river-type wetland in the country, and the Ramsar Wetland registration will be completed by June.

Gimhae City has allocated 100 billion KRW this year for various carbon neutrality projects. These include creating a smart green city, promoting electric and hydrogen vehicles, urban stream maintenance, ecological stream restoration, establishing eco-friendly energy towns, supporting the transition of small businesses to clean fuels, building hydrogen charging stations, and modernizing resource circulation facilities.

Kim Tae-moon, Director of the Environment Bureau, said, “We will proactively respond to the climate crisis and implement various practical projects to realize carbon neutrality befitting an ecological city,” adding, “We will devote administrative efforts to steadily carry out these actions one by one with citizens so that we can pass on a sustainable life to future generations.”

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