No Carbon Neutrality Practice Apartments? Daegu City Selects 4 Locations for Prize Money

Daegu City will recruit apartments to participate in the "Carbon Neutral Practice Apartment Competition" for two weeks from the 20th to April 3rd.

The "Carbon Neutral Practice Apartment Competition" is a contest that evaluates energy-saving and greenhouse gas reduction achievements as well as residents' carbon neutral practice activities to select and award outstanding apartments. It started in 2013 and is now in its 9th year.

Last year, 11,237 households from 13 apartments participated, resulting in a total carbon reduction effect of 47 tons through energy-saving and greenhouse gas reduction activities. This amount is equivalent to the carbon absorbed in one year by a 4-hectare forest of 30-year-old pine trees.

Poster Promoting Participation in the Carbon Neutrality Competition.

Apartments wishing to participate can apply through the district or county environmental departments from the 20th to April 3rd. The applied apartments will promote carbon neutral practice activities such as energy-saving efforts, high-efficiency energy facility improvements, and resident education for six months until October, starting with a competition briefing session on April 13th.

At the end of the year, based on the activity results of each apartment, four outstanding apartments will be selected by evaluating energy (electricity) reduction amounts, food waste reduction, carbon neutral practice campaign activities, participation in home energy diagnosis, installation of high-efficiency and renewable energy facilities, and more. Awards, prize money, and certification plaques for outstanding carbon neutral practice apartments will be presented, and they will be given priority to participate in community-based public projects.

Additionally, Daegu City is recruiting participating communities for the "Carbon Neutral Lifestyle Practice Leading Project" starting this year to accelerate the spread of a community-led carbon neutral practice culture. This project is open to any community of 10 households or 30 or more people, including not only apartments but also single-family houses, commercial buildings, and schools.

Each participating community will build a greenhouse gas inventory and implement practice programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The recruitment period is until the 27th, and applications can be submitted through the Daegu Sustainable Development Council or district/county environmental departments.

Lee Jeong-ja, head of the Climate and Air Division of Daegu City, said, "We ask for much interest and participation in this competition, which practices greenhouse gas reduction through healthy community competition," and added, "We hope that the culture of practicing carbon neutral lifestyles will spread throughout the local community through various programs voluntarily participated in by communities."

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