Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu: "Hydrogen policy recognized by the World Bank... We will strive to become a global hydrogen city"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] It has been reported that the hydrogen mobility dissemination policy of Changwon City, presented by Mayor Heo Seong-mu at the ‘International Forum on Sustainable Transport Development’ jointly hosted by the World Bank and the World Resources Institute, received great acclaim.

The forum was held under the theme ‘Climate-Centered Mobility for Sustainable Recovery,’ with over 5,000 transportation sector officials and experts from around the world participating online.

The city and the research institute jointly introduced Korea’s transportation policies preparing for carbon neutrality in a session titled ‘Korea’s Approach to Carbon-Neutral Transport.’ Both parties also gave presentations on topics such as ‘Korea’s 2050 Carbon-Neutral Transport Strategy’ targeting developing countries.

In Changwon City, Mayor Heo Seong-mu presented on ‘Changwon’s Efforts to Promote Hydrogen Mobility,’ including policies for hydrogen mobility dissemination and the establishment of charging infrastructure.

Participants highly evaluated Changwon’s efforts and experiences in promoting hydrogen mobility as valuable cases that developing countries worldwide aiming for carbon neutrality should benchmark, and discussed global cooperation plans to promote carbon-neutral transport based on Changwon’s case.

Mayor Heo said, “While boldly promoting the hydrogen industry as a future growth engine for Changwon and achieving various results, I am honored that the achievements in the hydrogen transport sector, such as hydrogen vehicle dissemination and charging station establishment pursued through the World Bank, have been recognized as a ‘wannabe’ case that developing countries worldwide should aspire to.”

He added, “We will continue to lead water supply policies and strive to make Changwon a world-class hydrogen city.”

The Transport Mode Change Forum is held annually with participation from government officials of major advanced and developing countries, global companies and research institutes in the transportation sector, NGOs, and others.

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