Goyang City Successfully Concludes "Sustainable Carbon Neutral City Goyang Created by Citizens" Event

Sharing Achievements in Climate Action Driven by Citizen Participation
Catalyst for Expanding Carbon Neutral Practices in Daily Life

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) announced on December 8 that it successfully held the "Sustainable Carbon Neutral City Goyang Created by Citizens!" performance report meeting at the Flower Expo Exhibition Hall on December 6.

Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, is delivering a greeting at the "Sustainable Carbon Neutral City Goyang Created by Citizens!" performance report meeting held on the 6th at the Flower Expo Exhibition Hall. Provided by Goyang Special City

This event was organized as a citizen-led initiative to share the diverse climate action achievements promoted this year by the Goyang Carbon Neutral Support Center together with citizens, and to spread climate action practices in daily life.

The event showcased and presented the outcomes of key citizen participation programs for 2025, including the Carbon Neutral Citizen Idea Contest, the "Small Hands, Big Use" Junk Art Competition, activities of the Carbon Neutral Citizen Practice Group, and the Carbon Neutral Citizen Participation Group, all of which were promoted this year.

The event provided an opportunity to observe the year's changes at a glance, ranging from practical examples of citizen-led daily actions to policy proposal activities.

The opening ceremony was attended by Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City; Kim Jinhan, Vice President of the Korea Waterbird Network; Na Doeun, Executive President of the Goyang Sustainable Development Council; Seo Sangyeon, Co-President; and other key figures in the local climate and environmental sectors, who joined citizens in celebrating the occasion.

Outside the venue, the Goyang Carbon Neutral Support Center, Goyang Sustainable Development Council, and Goyang YWCA operated citizen-participatory climate action experience booths, including carbon-neutral lifestyle experiences, upcycling programs, and promotions for the Carbon Neutral Point System, attracting significant attention.

Notably, Dr. Kim Jinhan (Vice President of the Korea Waterbird Network and former Exhibition and Education Director at the National Institute of Biological Resources) participated in the main event, raising awareness about the severity of the climate crisis and sharing strategies for energy conservation and climate action that citizens can practice in their daily lives under the theme "Let’s Protect Goyang’s Environment Together!"

The awards ceremonies for the Junk Art Competition and the Carbon Neutral Citizen Idea Contest followed, and members of the Citizen Practice Group and Citizen Participation Group took the stage to introduce their achievements for the year in activities such as plogging, upcycling, eco-friendly cooking, and climate reading, receiving an enthusiastic response.

This year, the city has strengthened its participation-based climate policies by launching pilot projects such as the collection and recycling of ultra-small home appliances based on citizen ideas, and plans to further expand the operations of the Citizen Practice Group and Citizen Participation Group next year.

A city official stated, "This performance report meeting was organized to share the fruits of climate action directly created by citizens and to encourage more citizens to participate in carbon neutrality practices," adding, "We will continue to strengthen carbon-neutral policies based on citizen ideas and actions going forward."

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