Park Won-soon

Park Won-soon is the incumbent Mayor of Seoul, South Korea and a leader in ICLEIs mayors network. As Mayor, he has named climate change as a key concern for Seoul and has pledged to redirect resources to address it. He has made public promises to establish energy autonomy through renewables and reduced consumption, comprehensive policies on the urban heat island effect and inclusion of citizens through a 'Green Seoul' citizens committee for eco-governance, among others.

Seoul has already set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 40% by 2030. The city has launched initiatives such as the One Less Nuclear Power Plant project, Power Smart Transportation Pricing and dozens of Climate Monitoring stations to help meet its climate goals.