Gyeonggi-do to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40% by 2030

The '2023 Gyeonggi Environmental Industry Fair (Eco Fair Korea)', where you can see new technologies in the environmental industry at a glance, opened on the 20th at the Suwon Convention Center.

Gyeonggi Province announced its climate crisis response strategy, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 through the ‘Switch the Gyeonggi’ project.

Switch the Gyeonggi is Gyeonggi Province’s climate crisis response strategy with the vision of “Turning off the Earth’s heat, turning on sustainability,” targeting a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Gyeonggi Province explained that it can also be seen as a kind of blueprint (roadmap) to transform provincial administration into low-carbon innovative growth by viewing the climate crisis as a new opportunity.

On the 20th, Gyeonggi Province announced the opening of the ‘2023 Gyeonggi Environmental Industry Fair (Eco Fair Korea)’ at the Suwon Convention Center, where new environmental technologies can be seen at a glance. This event, which marks its 6th year this year, is a comprehensive environmental technology exhibition started in 2017 by Gyeonggi Province to foster the environmental industry and support market expansion, and will be held until the 22nd.

On the 20th, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon attended the opening ceremony of the Gyeonggi Environmental Industry Fair at the Suwon Convention Center and explained the vision of ‘Switch the Gyeonggi,’ saying, “A switch has two meanings: one is to turn down, and the other is to turn up. Turning the switch down means saving energy to adapt to the era of climate change, and turning the switch up means proactively doing things like renewable energy to respond to climate change.”

He added, “This is not just a vision that ends there, but I would like to reiterate Gyeonggi Province’s promise and determination to take the lead in practicing and advancing climate crisis response.”

Jeon Ui-chan, a private member of the Gyeonggi Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee, said, “Achieving carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero is not as easy as it sounds. Except for during the IMF crisis or COVID-19, South Korea has never reduced greenhouse gas emissions.” He added, “In that regard, policy development is truly urgent, and the participation of companies and the support of citizens and residents are absolutely necessary. The Carbon Neutral Committee will be with Gyeonggi Province until carbon neutrality is achieved.”

Yoo Young-il, Chair of the Urban Environment Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, said, “Since the RE100 vision declaration ceremony, Gyeonggi Province has been introducing various climate response policies,” and promised, “None of these can succeed without residents’ participation, and the Gyeonggi Provincial Council will also actively support policy success.”

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to establish a basic carbon neutrality plan by April next year through concretizing the tasks of the ‘Switch the Gyeonggi’ project and collecting residents’ opinions, and will begin concrete implementation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.

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