[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang City held a "public-private cooperation forum" on the 27th at the 5th floor conference room of the Dong-gu Office in Bisan-dong, Dong-gu, with approximately 100 attendees including environmental activists, citizens, and city officials.
Held under the slogan "Carbon Neutrality Green Growth Together with Citizens," the forum was organized to share carbon neutrality-related policies that citizens can directly experience and explore practical green growth ideas implementable in daily life, providing an opportunity for citizen participation.
The forum opened with a presentation by Professor Lee Seung-hun of Anyang University on the theme of "Anyang City Carbon Neutrality Basic Plan Development Status."
Professor Lee focused on the importance of citizen participation in achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets and presented the direction Anyang City should pursue, centering on ▲greenhouse gas emission status and outlook in Anyang City ▲greenhouse gas emissions by sector ▲detailed implementation plans.
During the subsequent discussion session, 100 citizens divided into groups derived concrete and substantive implementation plans to realize carbon neutrality across five sectors: buildings, energy, transportation, waste, and carbon sinks.
In-depth discussions were also held on energy conservation, expansion of eco-friendly transportation, strengthening recycling and resource circulation systems, and other measures that can be practiced by public and private entities in daily life or through which citizens can participate in carbon neutrality policies.
Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang City stated, "At a time when we face climate change and environmental issues, achieving carbon neutrality and realizing green growth is more important than ever," and added, "I will make active efforts to create a carbon neutral green growth smart city Anyang through citizen participation and cooperation."
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