Kim Tae-jin, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Proposes Policies for Achieving Carbon Neutrality

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Kim Tae-jin, a member of the Gwangju Seo-gu Council, proposed four policy suggestions to lead climate crisis response and carbon neutrality.

On the 1st, at the 2nd plenary session of the 305th Seo-gu Council extraordinary meeting, Councilor Kim emphasized that to achieve these goals, "consistent and continuous administration must be carried out, rather than one-time events or simply following other autonomous districts."

First, he suggested that "the TF team related to climate crisis response should be converted into an official committee system for the 8th local government administration."

He stressed, "In addition to the existing expert groups, citizen organizations or village activists related to the climate crisis and resource circulation should be included," adding, "Various practitioners must work together for new ideas to solve problems."

He also pointed out the urgent need to form a special committee for climate crisis response. Councilor Kim said, "Not only the Seo-gu Office executive branch but also the Seo-gu Council need emergency action," and added, "Until now, special committees have only been temporarily formed when certain issues arose, but they have been passive regarding the climate crisis," urging prompt action.

Furthermore, he explained, "Institutional arrangements should be made through an ordinance to realize carbon neutrality." Councilor Kim said, "Before proposing the ordinance, collective intelligence must be gathered, including the Seo-gu Office, the council, related experts, and village activists," emphasizing, "Only then can the ordinance be enacted according to its original purpose, not just based on performance."

He also proposed, "The establishment of the Seo-gu Carbon Neutrality Support Center requires a process reflecting private sector opinions rather than being led by the government," adding, "Along with this, a network between the center and local residents must be formed."

He said, "It should not remain only in terms of professional research capabilities and investigations but also include a community network team that communicates with residents and can unite these efforts at the village level as one capability."

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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