Daegu Dalseo-gu Receives Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award at the 'Climate Energy Welfare Culture Awards'

Daegu Dalseo-gu (District Mayor Lee Tae-hoon) received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award at the ‘2024 Climate Energy Welfare Culture Awards’ hosted by the Energy Economy Newspaper.

The Climate Energy Welfare Culture Awards is the only award system in Korea related to climate energy welfare. It was first established in 2023 and is now in its second year, recognizing and awarding excellent cases among companies, organizations, and non-profit corporations.

Lee Tae-hoon, Mayor of Dalseo District Office in Daegu (third from the left), is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award at the 'Climate Energy Welfare Culture Awards'.

Daegu Dalseo-gu was awarded for its ‘Public Building Green Remodeling Project,’ which practices ESG (sustainable development) and climate energy welfare through energy efficiency improvements in daycare center buildings.

The Public Building Green Remodeling Project utilizes renewable energy (such as solar panel installations) in existing buildings to improve the energy performance and air quality of aging buildings, reducing carbon emissions and creating a comfortable and healthy environment.

Since 2020, Daegu Dalseo-gu has been selected for the Public Building Green Remodeling Contest for three consecutive years, creating a safe and comfortable childcare environment at four national and public daycare centers (Geumbong, Seongseo, Keunbyeol, and Dalseo). It contributed to reducing air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions by improving aging childcare facilities. Additionally, by utilizing renewable energy (such as solar panel installations), it is leading the creation of an eco-friendly childcare environment for infants and young children vulnerable to climate change.

Lee Tae-hoon, Mayor of Daegu Dalseo-gu, stated, “We will continuously improve the energy efficiency of aging public daycare centers and respond more swiftly to climate change issues such as global warming. Dalseo-gu will lead ESG administration that pursues sustainable growth.”