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The World Solar Congress is the world's largest international event in the solar energy field, jointly held every four years by solar energy conferences on three continents, including the United States, Europe, and Asia. This year, for the first time in Korea, it will be held for six days from November 15 to 20 at the Daejeon Convention Center.
Daejeon City announced on the 29th that it will hold a 'Citizen Energy Walking Festival' to commemorate the hosting of the 'World Photovoltaic Congress' (WCPEC-9) in November.
The World Photovoltaic Congress is the world's largest international event in the solar energy field, jointly held every four years by solar energy conferences on three continents - the United States, Europe, and Asia. This year, it will be held in Daejeon for the first time in Korea. It will be held at the Daejeon Convention Center for 6 days from November 15th to 20th.
The walking festival will be held at the Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) Exhibition Hall 1 and the Hanbat Arboretum at 1 p.m. on November 15, and the city will recruit 1,500 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
You can apply through the information pattern (QR code) provided on the official website or event poster during the month of October.
In addition, eco-friendly experience programs such as solar electric car experience, bicycle power generation cotton candy making, separate discharge game roulette, and paper chair making were prepared. Various benefits, including Ontong Daejeon, are provided to complete finishers and excellent participants.

In preparation for the revitalization of fishing in the fall, South Chungcheong Province announced that it will focus on cracking down on unlicensed and unlicensed fishing, use of illegal fishing gear, and violation of catch restrictions for the next month along with related organizations such as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and cities and counties, and will also carry out activities to prevent fishing boat safety accidents and promote sustainable coastal fishing development methods.

Among the pesticide ingredients banned by the EU due to concerns about toxicity and environmental pollution, 15 types were found to be in circulation in Korea. Korea allows its use by applying a risk assessment method, but it has been pointed out that the actual exposure amount can vary depending on the work environment and weather conditions, so field-based verification is necessary.

The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, Sejong City, and Korea District Heating Corporation signed a business agreement to supply 1 Gcal of heat as heating using biogas and sewage heat at Sejong Water Quality Restoration Center A. Through this, we expect benefits of approximately 650 million won per year, and we are also pursuing stable use of sewage heat and revision of the Renewable Energy Act.

Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province announced that it will invest 2.3 billion won to install 1,291 artificial reefs in 104 hectares, including the waters of Hoenggyeong Island, Bian Island, and Wido Island in Buan, Gunsan. Artificial reefs will be installed in designated locations in each sea area until October 16th, and the catch in installed sea areas was found to be 3.7 times higher on average than in non-installed sea areas.

Samcheok City, Gangwon-do, was finally selected for the public contest for the comprehensive maintenance project of flood-damaged living areas and the natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing 19.9 billion won in national funding. Accordingly, a total project cost of 39.8 billion won, including national and provincial funds, will be invested from next year to 2031 to improve the disaster prevention infrastructure in Geundeok and Simbang districts. Including this, Samcheok City's disaster prevention project is worth 233.6 billion won in a total of 14 districts.

Jung-gu, Seoul announced that starting from the 1st of next month, empty instant rice containers will be added to the recycling bag exchange project, and that if 20 are collected, they will be exchanged for one 10L bag. This is the first case in the country, and biodegradable bags are used through an agreement with CJ CheilJedang, and the collected containers are recycled into household goods.