Wando-gun Presents Vision of a 'Clean City Coexisting with the Sea' in Response to the Climate Crisis

Set Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 709,000 Tons by 2030

To respond to the increasing damage caused by natural disasters due to abnormal climate phenomena, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, has completed its mid- to long-term plan for ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth.’

According to data analysis over the past 10 years, the average temperature is expected to rise by 5.6℃ by 2100, and measures are being sought to reduce the risk of disasters caused by such climate change.

Accordingly, the ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth’ plan has been promoted since last year, with the final report meeting held on the 16th of last month. This plan established sector-specific response strategies to implement carbon neutrality and Green New Deal policies, considering regional characteristics and conditions.

Wando-gun Government Office Exterior View

With the vision of ‘Wando, a sustainable clean city coexisting with the sea,’ this plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 709,000 tons by 2030.

The sector-specific response strategies focus on identifying current greenhouse gas emissions, setting reduction targets, building a greenhouse gas inventory, and establishing a mid- to long-term reduction implementation roadmap.

In particular, the expansion and transition to new renewable energy sources such as offshore wind power and solar power, the construction of zero-energy buildings, the spread of eco-friendly mobility, realization of smart agriculture and fisheries, resource circulation, and the creation of carbon sinks were presented as concrete detailed plans.

Based on this, Wando-gun plans to promote a total of 32 projects, including the creation of sea ranches and sea forests, and strengthening disaster early warning and alert systems.

County Governor Shin Woo-cheol emphasized, “We are now facing a situation where we are moving from climate change response to climate crisis response, so we must actively cope and do our best to protect the lives and property of our residents.”

Wando-gun, which already established a Climate Change Response Team in 2015, will continue to make ongoing efforts in the future.

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