Chungnam Institute of Health and Environment Operates Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Networks at 7 Sites... Largest Scale Nationwide

Established in Industrial, Urban, and Rural Areas

Chungnam Provincial Government

The Chungnam Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 10th that it has established and begun operating a greenhouse gas monitoring network at seven locations in the province to respond to the climate crisis and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.

The greenhouse gas monitoring network has been set up in consideration of regional characteristics, including the Naepo monitoring station, three industrial areas (Boryeong, Seosan, Dangjin), two urban areas (Cheonan, Asan), and two rural areas (Nonsan, Hongseong).

The monitored substances are carbon dioxide, which is emitted during fuel combustion and industrial processes, and methane, which is generated in the waste, energy, and agricultural sectors.

The institute expects that by managing real-time measurement data in connection with the Chungnam Air Environment Monitoring Network Integrated Information System (TMS), it will be able to strengthen the scientific climate monitoring foundation, including regional concentration assessment and emission source surveillance.

Jung Geumhee, Director of the Institute of Health and Environment, said, "Actual measured greenhouse gas monitoring data reflecting regional characteristics are important basic data for responding to climate change and implementing the Carbon Neutral Economy Special Province policy," and added, "We will do our best to further expand the greenhouse gas monitoring network and continuously strengthen research to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045."

Meanwhile, greenhouse gas monitoring networks nationwide are installed and operated at four locations in Seoul, two in Gyeonggi Province, and one in Jeju Island, making Chungnam Province's seven locations the largest in the country.