Wonju City
Republic of Korea Mayor: Chang-muk Won-
Population 326321
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Area 872.43km 2
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GDP 5.6 TrillionKRW
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Targets by N/A N/Aemission
It helps to prepare the shortage of fossil fuel and the obligation of reduction GHG emissions. It reduces the energy in public facilities through renewable energy.
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Program for reducing GHG emissions through offering the incentives (point) according to their reduction results in the use of electricity, gas and water in households and shops(buildings).
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As it recognizes that the citizen’s participation plays a pivotal role to reduce GHG emissions, it educates Green leader as a key driver for reducing GHG emissions and it promotes the citizen’s formation and their participation in Green life.
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Revision of laws related bike and establishment of master plan for applying guidelines
Setting up priority of projects and infrastructure concerning national master plan and local situation
- Transport
Every year, in celebration of Car free day(22 September), it operates free bus riding during commuting hours and a campaign to have a car free day for one day and parking lot day-off etc.
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It forms a social consensus for Green life and its participation through finding best practices to voluntarily promote the reduction of GHG emissions in this city.
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Campaign for reducing food wastes by training the food culture improvement promotion unit.
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Its purpose is to reduce the GHG gas and to save energy.
Increase of citizen’s interest and practice for eco- friendly driving culture
- Transport
In celebration of Earth day(22 April), it designates this week as climate change week. In this week, there are many different participatory programs such as climate change exhibition.
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Participatory class for kids to share the value of energy and to understand natural energy
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Community recovery program by planting trees with local residents and the homeless
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Contribution to saving energy and helping the energy poor through the improvement of energy efficiency for low-income group
Contribution to saving electricity cost and reducing GHG emissions by supporting the establishment of solar power generator for low-income group
School visit teaching program for expanding the base of education on climate change and the community participation for reducing GHG emissions.
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- Buildings and Facilities
Creation of pilot complex for reducing GHG emissions in apartment house with saving potential
Dissemination of guidebook and operation manuel for low-carbon plus apartment
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Variation of energy sources and promotion of its stable supply
Transit energy structure into environmental friendly and low GHG emissions
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Decrease of reclaimed land and promotion solution of the existing marine exhaustion by the safe treatment of organic waste recycling
Realization of stable supply of eco-friendly energy by the development and dissemination of renewable energy
- Transport
Operation of moving bike repair team, setting up walking and bike path alongside the river, improvement of bike path
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Promotion of climate change and operation of education based on participatory learning
It plays a leading role corresponding to climate change in central province by operating a well-organized program such as education, promotion and participation.
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- “Let’s play with Earth” - It promotes the practice of Green life at home through the activation of education on climate change for elementary school students. It also extends the base of education on climate change and forms social consensus on participatory green life.
- “Hi, climate!” - only for kids
- Waste
In order to introduce of natural gas bus, it supports the project fund and consistently promotes the replacement and the disuse of diesel bus.
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Mid-long term plan to show a road-map for systematically corresponding to climate change
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Increase of supply LNG in a detached house
Improvement of living condition and fuel expenses reduction
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Project for know-how sharing on various green life corresponding to climate change
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After fragmentizing and drying the wastes from the daily waste incinerating facility(Korea’s first RDF manufacturing plant), it is solidified through smashing and modifying.
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In order to create ambiance for Green life in public organizations and for voluntary participation, it designate every Wednesday as ‘Green day’.
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“Wonju Green Climate City Registration project” has been proceeded by Wonju city, Wonju Agenda21 and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainable Development from 2014 to 2015 in order to engage in climate change response in global mechanism.
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In August 2008, for the first time in Gangwon province, the department was created only for climate change in order to ensure the consistency of climate change policy and its stable promotion.
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5-year-plan to ensure the improvement of the adaptation capacity facing climate change
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Through the creation of technical, financial and administrative cooperation framework with national government, it promotes low carbon, environmental friendly and healthy city as leading city for corresponding to climate change.
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Mayor Chang-muk WonWonju City, Republic of Korea
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