Suncheon-si Wins Grand Prize at National Manifesto Competition

Milestone Set for Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Addressing Climate Change

Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) received the Grand Prize at the ‘2023 National Basic Local Government Manifesto Best Practice Competition’ jointly hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters and the Jeonnam Research Institute on the 27th.

Now in its 13th year, the Manifesto Competition was held over two days from the 26th to the 27th at Suncheon National University under the theme ‘Transition for a Better Future’ to share and spread excellent policy cases of basic local governments nationwide in the 8th term of direct elections.

[Photo provided by Suncheon City]

This competition received 364 cases from 155 basic local governments nationwide. After the first document screening, 172 cases were selected, and through the presentation screening on the 27th, excellent cases in seven categories were finally chosen.

Suncheon City applied in the ‘Climate and Environment’ category with the theme ‘Suncheon, a Carbon Neutral City, Setting a New Milestone in Responding to Climate Change,’ introducing a new milestone being written by a small local city in the era of climate crisis.

In particular, the city received high evaluations for reducing greenhouse gases through the conservation of Suncheon Bay, the 2023 Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo serving as a venue for realizing carbon neutrality, and the establishment and implementation of the ‘2040 Carbon Neutral Promotion Strategy,’ which is 10 years ahead of the government.

Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu of Suncheon said, “I am honored that Suncheon’s efforts, which declared itself an ecological capital 15 years ago to proactively respond to climate change and create a new milestone for South Korea, have been recognized.”

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

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