Suwon Establishes Cooperative Framework with Citizens and Institutions for 'My Home Carbon Monitoring'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City has established a governance cooperative framework with nine organizations including the Apartment Residents' Representatives Association, universities, enterprises, and small business owners to activate the 'My Home Carbon Monitoring' initiative.

On the 10th, the city signed a 'Shining Climate Contribution Project Task Agreement' at the City Hall Situation Room with the Suwon City Apartment Residents' Representatives Association, Kyonggi University, Suwon Express Transport Co., Ltd., Suwon City Domestic Waste Collection and Transport Business Association, Young Jin Environmental Industry Co., Ltd., 21st Century Auto Repair Engineering Co., Ltd., Cheonghae Fresh Meat, Kim Hyun-hee, Director of the Environmental Education Center, and Won Jeung-yeon, Environmental Impact Assessor, and agreed to actively cooperate to activate the My Home Carbon Monitoring initiative.

The My Home Carbon Monitoring project is a carbon-neutral citizen action initiative in which citizens use a smartphone app to check energy consumption (electricity, gas, water, heating, and hot water), carbon emissions, and carbon emission rankings within apartment complexes, and voluntarily work to reduce carbon generation. Currently, 75 apartment complexes are participating in the program. Suwon City has set a goal for approximately 200 apartment complexes—about half of all apartment complexes—to participate in the project by 2030.

The 'Shining Climate Contribution Project' is a collaborative initiative in which enterprises and individuals participate as part of social contribution activities to achieve carbon neutrality and activate the My Home Carbon Monitoring initiative. △

In accordance with the agreement, Suwon City will oversee the overall operation of the Shining Climate Contribution Project and establish administrative and institutional foundations, while the Apartment Residents' Representatives Association will be responsible for building apartment complex networks and promotional activities. Universities, enterprises, and small business owners will serve roles in △establishing financial foundations, △providing technical support, and △offering policy consultation so that citizens can practice carbon neutrality.

Attendees at the agreement ceremony included Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon, Suwon City Apartment Residents' Representatives Association Chairman Lee Jae-hoon, Kyonggi University SW-Centric University Project Team Vice Director Kim Hee-yeol, Suwon Express Transport Co., Ltd. Co-Representative Choi Jin-tae, Suwon City Domestic Waste Collection and Transport Business Association Chairman Kim Jae-ho, Young Jin Environmental Industry Co., Ltd. Representative Ha Eun-yong, 21st Century Auto Repair Engineering Co., Ltd. Representative Lee Young-ho, Cheonghae Fresh Meat Representative Park Hee-ja, Environmental Education Center Director Kim Hyun-hee, and Environmental Impact Assessor Won Jeung-yeon.

Mayor Lee Jae-joon said, "While various policies are being implemented around the world to address climate change, there may not be a policy as efficient and powerful as the My Home Carbon Monitoring project," and added, "Let us work together so that My Home Carbon Monitoring expands beyond Suwon City to the Republic of Korea and throughout the world."