Gwanak-gu Selected as an Excellent District for the 4th Consecutive Time in Seoul Eco Mileage Evaluation

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) has been selected as an excellent district in the ‘2020 First Half Seoul Eco Mileage Autonomous District Evaluation’ for spreading a citizen culture of energy saving, achieving the remarkable feat of being awarded for four consecutive times including the second half of 2018 and both halves of 2019.

Eco Mileage is a citizen participation program that combines “eco” and “mileage,” encouraging voluntary energy saving in households, businesses, etc., by reducing the use of electricity, city gas, water, and other energy sources to lower greenhouse gas emissions and respond to climate change.

This evaluation comprehensively assessed 25 autonomous districts in Seoul over six months from October last year to March this year, based on seven categories including ▲new member sign-ups ▲interest from institution heads ▲member information management ▲promotion activities.

The district actively promoted Eco Mileage enrollment by operating energy-saving promotion booths at various events and running energy-saving practice villages, receiving particularly high scores in recruiting group members and energy-saving efforts in multi-family housing, leading to its selection as an excellent district.

Meanwhile, besides Eco Mileage, the district is implementing various projects for energy saving such as supporting mini solar panel installations, creating cool roofs, and providing loans for building energy efficiency improvements.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “This award is a result achieved together with residents who showed interest and actively participated in energy saving,” adding, “We will continue to implement diverse policies to reduce energy consumption and improve sustainable energy use efficiency.”