[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 1st that it will accept applications for this year's automobile carbon point system membership on the Korea Environment Corporation website until the 31st.
The automobile carbon point system is a transportation sector greenhouse gas reduction practice system that compares the average daily mileage of the accumulated driving distance after vehicle registration with the average daily mileage during the participation period, and provides incentives (up to 100,000 KRW) based on performance if the driver contributes to greenhouse gas reduction.
Eligible participants are non-commercial passenger cars and vans (12 seats or fewer) powered by gasoline, diesel, or LPG. Vehicles owned by corporations or organizations, commercial vehicles, and eco-friendly vehicles (electric, hybrid, hydrogen, etc.) are excluded.
The nationwide recruitment quota is 7,000 vehicles. Gyeongsangbuk-do can accept up to 653 vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis across its 23 cities and counties.
Jo Gwang-rae, Director of the Environment, Forestry and Resources Bureau of Gyeongsangbuk-do, urged, "As interest in climate change is becoming a national and social issue recently, we ask many residents to participate in the automobile carbon point system operation project and contribute to reducing greenhouse gases."
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