Hwaseong City Declares Leadership in 2030 Carbon Neutrality... Quadrupling Renewable Energy Facilities

Participating in the Joint Climate Action Resolution for Regional Transition
Targeting Renewable Energy Self-Sufficiency Rate Above 28%
Banning Disposable Products in Over Half of Public Facilities
Expanding Community-Based Resource Circulation Centers

Hwaseong Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun) is set to realize carbon neutrality by quadrupling its renewable energy facility capacity compared to 2025 and banning the use of disposable products in more than half of all publicly owned multi-use facilities.

Sungjin Yoon, First Deputy Mayor of Hwaseong Special City, attended the Joint Resolution Meeting on the 2nd with the promise and execution of the 2030 region, and is taking a commemorative photo with local government officials. Photo by Hwaseong City

Hwaseong City announced that it participated in the "2030 Regional Promise and Action: Joint Climate Action Resolution for Regional Transition," held at the International Conference Hall of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on September 2.

This event, hosted by the Council of Local Governments for Climate Crisis Response and Energy Transition and the Council of Local Governments for Sustainable Development, and sponsored by the National Committee on Climate Crisis Response and the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment, was organized to develop local government-led implementation agendas and build commitment to achieve the 2030 National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target (NDC) and carbon neutrality by 2050.

The event was attended by Lee Changhoon, Chair of the National Committee on Climate Crisis Response; Kim Seong-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy, and Environment; and representatives from local governments, local councils, and civil society. Hwaseong City was represented by First Deputy Mayor Yoon Sungjin.

Of the 36 basic local governments participating in the joint resolution, representatives from 12 governments, including Hwaseong, announced climate crisis response and energy transition targets tailored to their regional characteristics.

Hwaseong City proposed four major implementation goals: achieving a renewable energy self-sufficiency rate of at least 28%, expanding renewable energy facility capacity by a factor of four, banning the use of disposable products in more than 50% of publicly owned multi-use facilities, and increasing the installation of community-based resource circulation and upcycling centers.

Yoon Sungjin, First Deputy Mayor of Hwaseong Special City, is speaking about Hwaseong Special City's goals for climate action at the joint resolution for regional transition on the 2nd. Provided by Hwaseong City.

Deputy Mayor Yoon Sungjin stated, "Concrete action by local governments, which understand regional conditions best, is essential for achieving carbon neutrality," adding, "We will rapidly promote renewable energy expansion and resource circulation policies while strengthening cooperation with the government, businesses, experts, and civil society."

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