"Solar Power Generation on Public Institution Idle Land"... Kim Dong-yeon Chairs Gyeonggi Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is giving a greeting at the Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth Committee plenary meeting held on the morning of the 17th at the multipurpose conference room of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.

Gyeonggi Province is starting solar power generation on all idle land owned by public institutions. Additionally, the implementation of 'RE100' will be significantly reflected in the evaluation of public institutions. RE100 is a campaign where companies cover 100% of their electricity consumption with renewable energy.

Notably, Gyeonggi Province is the first among central government and local governments to undertake RE100 implementation targeting all public institutions.

On the 17th, Governor Kim Dong-yeon held the first full meeting of the Gyeonggi Province 2050 Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office, together with Climate Ambassador Kang Geum-sil, Co-chairman Jeon Ui-chan, and private committee members from academia, businesses, and civic groups, finalizing the public institution RE100 implementation plan.

As promised at the Gyeonggi RE100 Vision Declaration Ceremony on the 24th of last month, Governor Kim presided over the meeting, focusing on detailed plans for public institution RE100, a core task of the Gyeonggi RE100 promotion strategy.

As a result of the meeting, Gyeonggi Province decided to install solar panels on all idle land, rooftops, and parking lots owned by 28 public institutions under the province as soon as possible, producing over 13 GWh of renewable energy annually. To minimize the financial burden on the provincial government and activate citizen participation, cooperation with energy cooperatives will also be pursued.

Furthermore, all installed lighting fixtures (319,253 units) in public institutions will be replaced with LED lights as soon as possible, and energy consumption will be reduced through improving inefficient energy use behaviors and introducing smart energy management systems.

Energy usage surveys will be conducted on 134 public buildings owned by the province, and building energy performance improvements will be promoted step-by-step.

In addition, to encourage public institutions' commitment to RE100, the degree of RE100 achievement will be reflected in the evaluation of public institutions and their heads starting this year.

Following the public institution RE100 implementation plan, Gyeonggi Province will sequentially announce promotion plans for industrial complex RE100 and rural-type RE100. This is in direct contrast to the government’s downward revision of the renewable energy generation target for 2030 from 30.2% to 21.6%.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon said on the day, "Regarding climate change issues, I hope you understand that Gyeonggi Province will unite the entire provincial government and all departments to address this," adding, "At least for this committee, I will personally attend and preside over the meetings every month."

He continued, "We must accumulate practical actions rather than showy or ceremonial ones. For example, if we decide and implement just one task we can do each month, that would be 12 tasks in a year and 24 in two years," and added, "I will work hard so that Gyeonggi Province can lead the nation in climate change and environmental issues, guiding the public sector, market, residents, and citizens."

The Gyeonggi Province Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee consists of 40 members, including 15 ex officio members, 2 provincial assembly members, and 23 private appointees. The committee is composed of the General Planning Committee and four subcommittees: Public Innovation Regulatory Rationalization, Energy Transition Corporate RE100, Citizen Practice Governance, and Green Economy Industrial Innovation.

Gyeonggi Province is currently accepting online submissions for the committee’s name until the 19th to reflect the identity and distinctiveness of Gyeonggi’s carbon neutrality policy in the committee’s title.

Meanwhile, the meeting was conducted as a paperless meeting (using tablet PCs) and without paper cups or plastic water bottles as part of carbon neutrality practices.

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