Suwon City Donates 7.7 Million Won in Carbon Point Incentives

Suwon City delivered approximately 7.7 million won in carbon point incentives generated through energy savings to the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea on the 27th.

The donation delivered that day consists of carbon point incentives generated by Suwon City households and commercial establishments enrolled in the carbon points program that participated in electricity, water, and city gas conservation efforts.

For the Lunar New Year holiday, 519 carbon points program participants who wished to donate instead of receiving cash payments will have their contributions delivered to 77 low-income households.

The carbon points program is a greenhouse gas reduction practice program that provides incentives based on energy consumption reduction in households and commercial facilities. Suwon City currently has approximately 27,300 households participating, and achieved a reduction of 3,557 tons of greenhouse gases (CO2) in the first half of last year, equivalent to the effect of planting 490,000 pine trees.

In addition to expanding the carbon points program, Suwon City is promoting a 1.16 million ton greenhouse gas (CO2) reduction with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% compared to 2005 by 2015, and has launched a '1.1 Million Ton Greenhouse Gas Reduction Citizen Movement' starting this year, aiming for each citizen to reduce 1 ton.

Enrollment in the carbon points program is available on the 'Carbon Points Program Website' (http://cpoint.or.kr).