Goyang City Fine Dust Response Committee Holds Second Half Year Meeting

Discovering Fine Dust Reduction Policies and Gathering Opinions

Goyang Special City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 29th that it held the "2024 Second Half Goyang City Fine Dust Response Committee Meeting" on the 26th at the city hall’s large conference room.

Goyang Special City held the "2024 Second Half Goyang City Fine Dust Response Measures Committee Meeting" on the 26th at the city hall's large conference room. Provided by Goyang Special City

The Fine Dust Response Committee is composed of members from the City Environmental Economy Committee, experts from various fields such as atmospheric environment, urban planning, and civic groups, serving an advisory role to evaluate fine dust reduction projects and discover fine dust policies.

At the meeting, after reporting on Goyang City’s 2024 fine dust reduction achievements and the 2025 fine dust reduction promotion plan, time was spent gathering various opinions including policy suggestions for fine dust reduction.

The attending committee members proposed measures such as preparing reduction strategies based on investigations of fine dust emission sources in Goyang City, diversifying instructors and programs for environmental education and expanding the target audience, planting street trees with species that have not yet bloomed, reviewing strengthening emission standards for crematoriums, expanding support for air purifiers in vulnerable groups such as local children’s centers, and installing fine dust reduction floor panels in bus central lanes.

A Goyang Special City official stated, “We will continue to prioritize solving fine dust problems and citizens’ health by collecting opinions from experts and civic groups.”

This year, the city promoted fine dust reduction projects including the distribution of 1,574 eco-friendly vehicles, support for emission reduction projects for 1,709 vehicles, modification support for 62 gas heat pump (GHP) heating and cooling units, 37 tons of agricultural byproduct shredding for fertilizer, planting street trees along Wonsi City and Gyeondalsan Stream, creating Daedong-dong Ssamsi Park, and support for installing fine dust-proof windows in 37 facilities for health-vulnerable groups.

Due to various fine dust reduction measures implemented by Goyang City, compared to 2017, fine dust (PM-10) decreased by an average of 25% annually (55㎍/㎥ → 41㎍/㎥), and ultrafine dust (PM-2.5) decreased by 28% (28㎍/㎥ → 20㎍/㎥).

Next year, the city plans to continuously promote fine dust reduction projects with a budget of approximately 8.9 billion KRW, including the distribution of eco-friendly vehicles, support for emission reduction of operating vehicles, modification support for gas heat pump heating and cooling units, agricultural byproduct shredding for fertilizer, operation of street cleaning vehicles to reduce road dust, and creation of school forests at Jeohyeon High School and Baeksin Elementary School.

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