Busan City Takes Lead in Expanding Private Sector-Driven Carbon Neutrality Initiatives!

‘Citizen Practice Contest for Carbon Neutrality in Daily Life’ Held

Poster for the Carbon Neutrality Citizen Practice Contest in Daily Life.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City, together with the ‘Sustainable Development Council,’ is hosting the ‘Carbon Neutrality Citizen Practice Activity Contest in Daily Life’ to spread carbon neutrality practices in everyday life.

The city is promoting this contest to encourage citizen practice and participation so that the private sector can lead greenhouse gas reduction activities, thereby accelerating the transition to a sustainable social environment.

The contest content includes 30 greenhouse gas reduction activities in four major areas: ▲Energy ▲Consumption ▲Transportation ▲Resource Circulation. Any group consisting of five or more citizens, such as green apartments, carbon-neutral villages, schools, and youth groups, can apply.

The application period is from August 1 to August 5. Applicants can download the application form from the Busan Sustainable Development Council website and submit it via email.

The city will select six groups that have taken the lead in reducing greenhouse gases in daily life by category, and provide the selected groups with support for carbon neutrality-related project expenses, promotion, consulting, and other greenhouse gas reduction activities.

The city expects this contest to contribute to forming a consensus among citizens on reducing greenhouse gases in the non-industrial sector, which has low cost but high effect. Since it is achieved through voluntary citizen participation, it is expected to spread daily greenhouse gas reduction habits and further accelerate the momentum toward ‘Busan, a Leading City for Carbon Neutrality by 2050.’

For detailed information such as evaluation criteria and support details, please refer to the announcements on the Busan Sustainable Development Council website or contact the Busan Sustainable Development Council.

Lee Geun-hee, Director of the City’s Green Environment Policy Office, said, “Until now, we have focused on public-led carbon neutrality activities, but going forward, we will strive to make carbon neutrality a daily practice and firmly establish it through awareness improvement, understanding expansion, daily practice, and citizen communication.” He added, “We ask for the interest and participation of many local activity stakeholders to create Busan as a leading city for carbon neutrality by 2050.”

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