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Busan Metropolitan City Hosts “Carbon Neutral Green Action Promotion Contest”

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that the “2025 Carbon Neutral Green Action Promotion Contest” was held on October 17 in the main conference hall of the Busan Metropolitan Council to advance the vision of “A Global Hub City Without a Climate Crisis, Busan 2050.”

This event was organized to share and spread citizens’ carbon-neutral practices in daily life. It was conducted as a presentation session featuring outstanding cases of “Five Carbon Neutral Practices.”

Five Carbon Neutral Practices

• 1.Energy Transition: Saving electricity and starting with energy conservation.

• 2.Low-Carbon Consumption: Choosing low-carbon products and making eco-friendly purchases.

• 3.Transportation: Using public transportation and switching to electric or hydrogen vehicles.

• 4.Circular Economy: Beginning with reuse and recycling for resource circulation.

• 5.Carbon Absorption: Recognizing the importance of carbon-absorbing forests and protecting and creating them.

In the public call held in August, a total of 47 cases were submitted by community organizations, schools, companies, and institutions, among which 12 teams were selected as outstanding examples and presented at the final event.

The contest was conducted in two categories—organizations and individuals. Through presentations and on-site evaluations, prizes were awarded to the top two teams (KRW 3 million each), four excellence-prize teams (KRW 2 million each), and six encouragement-prize teams (KRW 1 million each).

In the organization category, Yeongdo Byeoksan Beach Town, a community-led eco-village that achieved greenhouse gas reduction through low-carbon lifestyle improvements, received the top prize.
In the individual category, Busan Hyewon School in Gangseo-gu won the top prize as a model carbon-neutral school where teachers, students, and parents participated together in creating a culture of low-carbon living.

The two top-prize-winning teams will present their cases at the Carbon Neutral Living Practice Workshop scheduled for early December to further share their best practices.

Meanwhile, various side events were also held at Busan City Hall on October 17, including hands-on activities such as making kitchen soap from used coffee grounds, creating air fresheners using natural minerals and oils, making eco-friendly dishcloths without microplastics, and a storytelling session for preschoolers featuring environmental picture books.

Lee Byung-seok, Director General of the Environmental Water Policy Office, stated,
“Busan Metropolitan City is implementing various policies to achieve a carbon-neutral Busan by 2050. We ask for citizens’ continued interest and active participation, as each individual’s small actions can bring about great change.”