Gwangyang City Awards Carbon Points to 5,268 Households for Energy Savings

Cash or Green Card Points Provided Equivalent to Household Energy Reduction -

40 Million KRW Paid to 5,268 Households in Second Half of 2021, 1,047 Tons of Greenhouse Gas Reduced

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do announced that it will deposit a total of 45.39 million KRW in incentives into the accounts or provide Green Card points to 5,268 households participating in the Carbon Point Program who saved more than 5% of their electricity, water, and city gas usage in the second half of 2021.

The Carbon Point Program is a greenhouse gas reduction practice system that awards carbon points based on the reduction rate by comparing the monthly average usage of electricity, water, and city gas over the past 1-2 years with the current usage.

Incentives are settled semiannually and paid in cash or Green Card points, with a maximum annual payment of 50,000 KRW.

As a result of operating the Carbon Point Program in the second half of 2021, 5,268 households reduced 1,047 tons of greenhouse gases, which is equivalent to planting 158,000 30-year-old pine trees.

Kim Jae-hee, Director of the Environment Division, said, “The indiscriminate emission of greenhouse gases is the biggest cause of climate change, and to overcome this, active interest and participation in energy saving in daily life are necessary.”

He added, “We hope that citizens will join this meaningful activity of reducing greenhouse gases while receiving incentives by signing up for the Carbon Point Program.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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