"Reviewing Civic Group's Proposals" ... Mayor Kang Gi-yoon of Changwon Engages in Dialogue with Changwon Climate Action

Kang Gi-yoon, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam Province, has begun active communication by meeting with the local civic group Changwon Climate Action to discuss regional environmental issues and gather a wide range of proposals.

On August 10, Changwon Special City held a meeting with representatives of the civic group "Changwon Climate Action" in the city hall's reception room. The city hosted a policy discussion focusing on innovative climate, environment, and energy policies for Changwon, as well as measures to address algal blooms in the Nakdong River.

Kang Gi-yoon, Mayor of Changwon Specialized City, Communicates with Civic Groups on Environmental Energy Topics.
[Photo by Changwon City]

This meeting marked Mayor Kang Gi-yoon's first communication event with a civic group on climate and energy issues since taking office. Attendees included Park Jongkwon, adviser to Changwon Climate Action; Im Heeja, co-chairperson of Masan Changwon Jinhae Environmental Movement Alliance; and Choi Jaeun, executive committee chairperson of Changwon Climate Action, who all proposed various policies to tackle the climate crisis.

Changwon Climate Action presented several initiatives, including: expanding renewable energy and establishing an energy self-sufficiency base; increasing solar power usage in public institutions; developing a solar industrial complex in the Changwon Industrial Complex area; reducing single-use products; recommending the opening of weirs on the Nakdong River to address algal blooms; and promoting eco-friendly transportation. The city plans to comprehensively review its current policies as well as the proposals from civic society, aiming to link them in order to advance climate crisis response and achieve carbon neutrality.

Mayor Kang Gi-yoon stated, "Responding to the climate crisis and improving the water quality of the Nakdong River are extremely important challenges that are directly linked to citizens' lives. Based on the valuable opinions proposed today by Changwon Climate Action, we will seek diverse ways to reflect them in municipal administration through close review and cooperation among relevant departments."

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