Pre-candidate Noh Gwan-gyu, Completes Carbon Zero City Suncheon... Expects Annual 10 Billion Won Revenue from Carbon Trading

Completion of South Korea's Ecological Capital Suncheon as the 'Carbon Zero City Suncheon'

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] No Gwan-gyu, a preliminary candidate running for Suncheon mayor, announced on the 6th, "I will create a carbon-zero city Suncheon, a Suncheon that makes 10 billion won through carbon trading."

This announcement is one of the pledges corresponding to the "Completion of Ecological Capital Suncheon" revealed at the press conference on the 4th.

Preliminary candidate No Gwan-gyu stated, "Now ecology and environment must be combined. Only then can we enhance the competitiveness of an ecological city and achieve tangible economic benefits."

He cited recent cases such as the Incheon Landfill Corporation earning 10 billion won from carbon trading and Daegu Metropolitan City earning over 50 billion won last year through carbon trading, proposing a plan to "complete the ecological capital of Korea, Suncheon, and create a 'carbon-zero city Suncheon.'"

As a specific implementation method, he emphasized, "A change in perspective to view waste as a resource is urgently needed," and explained, "Starting with a thorough reform of the current recyclable waste collection policy to become the 'number one city in recycling rate,' we will introduce next-generation waste treatment facilities such as AI sorting systems, incineration power generation, waste heat recycling, urban oil fields, and landfill methane gas collection."

He claimed that once these systems are completed, an annual profit of over 10 billion won can be expected.

Additionally, he stated that by collaborating with local universities to nurture future professionals as carbon experts, the industrial competitiveness of the eastern Jeonnam region, which ranks second nationwide in carbon emissions, can be improved, and the continuous development of Suncheon’s low-carbon policies and attraction of carbon-emitting companies to Suncheon should be actively utilized.

No Gwan-gyu, the preliminary candidate for Suncheon mayor, expressed strong confidence, saying, "Since I started the ecological capital Suncheon and know it best, I am confident in both direction and speed more than anyone else."

Finally, he pledged, "Politicians must know how to create a path when no path is visible," and added, "I will become a mayor who pioneers the way with insight for the citizens of Suncheon living in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and local extinction."

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